Labour anti-Semitism row: Hodge claims Corbyn 'misled' her
 

Jewish Labour MP Dame Margaret Hodge has expressed fresh concerns about how her party is handling accusations of anti-Semitism.

In a letter to Jeremy Corbyn, she claims she has been misled over assurances that his office was not involved in any disciplinary process.

"Either you have intentionally misled me or your staff have been misleading you," she complained.

Labour has dismissed her suggestion as "categorically untrue".

Dame Margaret's letter refers to a report by the Observer claiming that internal documents showed senior Labour figures last year opposed recommendations to suspend several party activists accused of anti-Semitism.

The Barking MP wrote that she had been left "bewildered" by the account in the newspaper which "contradicts what you told me to my face last week".

Referring to a discussion she had with Mr Corbyn, she said: "I distinctly remember it being said that it would be appalling if staff in the Leader's Office intervened or had a role in complaints.

"I was given categorical assurances that this does not happen and has never happened.

"However, it is clear from the whistleblower's account [in the Observer] that your staff did intervene and have had a direct role in complaints."

Dame Margaret also says she is disappointed that Labour peer Lord Falconer is being considered to lead an investigation into anti-Semitism in the party.

Dame Margaret told BBC Radio 4's Today that Mr Corbyn had given her "absolute, copper-bottomed undertakings that there was no interference in the complaints process by his inner circle, by his top team".

However, she claimed "a whole number of his top team, not just one person, lots of them" were involved in decisions about individual complaints, adding: "They interfere and they lower the sanctions. People aren't suspended, they're just given a warning letter.

"What is so awful about this is that Jeremy always proclaims zero tolerance of anti-Semitism. When it comes to the actual cases, if they're his mates he doesn't demonstrate zero tolerance."

She added she had seen "so much evidence" of political interference, adding: "Trust in him is gone."

Dame Margaret also questioned whether Lord Falconer was the appropriate person to conduct an inquiry into the party's handling of anti-Semitism allegations.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47451023

Mess.

Watson needs to step in and get Corbyn out

TOXIC

She is LIVE on SkyNewsHD
just said it is not Corbyn , himself
its his senior staff

She is fighting on.

He would not do that.
They work together

Its Hyped up by BBC