Corbyn squirms over Maureen’s quit calls
JEREMY Corbyn was left embarrassed yesterday after he tried to avoid responding to demands from actress Maureen Lipman that he quits as Labour leader over anti-Semitism in his party.
During an interview on LBC radio, Mr Corbyn five times refused to say whether he agreed with Miss Lipman over anti-Semitism in Labour.
He kept describing her as “a great actress” instead of addressing the accusations of anti-Semitism. He finally offered to meet the Jewish actress who had taken part in a demonstration outside Labour’s offices on Sunday.
He said: “If she wishes to, no problem whatsoever, because I am determined that there will be no racism of any form, and that means no anti-Semitism whatsoever in the Labour Party.”
Miss Lipman said after the protest: “I think it is time Jeremy Corbyn leaves centre stage because he is malign. People think he is benign but he is malign. I find it amazing we have to fight anti-Semitism in 2018... we are citizens, we contribute.”
Mr Corbyn has faced criticism over his failing to deal with anti-Semitic comments and actions within Labour and his hard-Left support group Momentum. This included being slow to suspend ex-London Mayor Ken Livingstone who claimed Hitler was a Zionist. Mr Corbyn is due to meet the Jewish Leadership Council and Board of Deputies.