Corbyn’s still putting his big Left foot in it

Even the most ardent of Comrade Corbyn’s supporters must concede that his much vaunted fight back against anti-semitism has imploded spectacularly.

His article for the Guardian in which he vowed to drive antisemitism from the Labour Party, was first published online on Friday just before the start of the sabbath. as the Mail reported, the timing infuriated many in the Jewish community.

now, Corbyn stands accused of associating with a supporter ejected from the party for alleged anti-semitism.

In a video message, the Labour leader had urged his Party members to attend ‘southwark transformed’, an event held on saturday in London by Momentum, the hard- Left organisation established to bolster Corbyn’s leadership.

One of the speakers was none other than Marc Wadsworth, a veteran Corbyn supporter who, in 2016, had been involved in a verbal confrontation with Jewish Labour MP Ruth smeeth. smeeth was reduced to tears.

after a disciplinary hearing, Wadsworth was expelled from the Labour Party in april.

Jon Lansman, founder of Momentum, withdrew as a speaker from the event rather than share a platform with Wadsworth (listed, ironically, as an ‘anti-racism’ speaker).

However, his presence didn’t stop Corbyn appealing for people to ‘get along’ to the event.

Perhaps that’s no surprise. Wadsworth has revealed that he was telephoned by Corbyn’s office at the start of his disciplinary hearing and told ‘they had been working behind the scenes, that what I said wasn’t anti-semitic’.

at the time, Labour confirmed that a staff member had spoken to Wadsworth, but had not offered support.

so why, given the party is riven by anti-semitism allegations, is Corbyn allowing his name to be linked with Wadsworth (who is planning to challenge his expulsion in court) yet again?