Corbyn ducks clash with his MPs on ‘anti-Jewish’ stance
LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn last night avoided a confrontation with his MPs over anti-Semitism in the party.
He broke a tradition of attending the last meeting of MPs before the summer break amid criticism of his “failure” to end prejudice against Jews.
A major issue has been the party not adopting the globally used definition of anti-Semitism.
Yesterday it was agreed MPs and peers will vote on the issue on September 5. But after the meeting, MP Dame Margaret Hodge, who last week accused Mr Corybn of being an antiSemite, said she felt “deeply depressed”. She added: “This is the party I have been in for over 50 years - it was the natural home for Jews. “All we have to do is ...adopt the internationally accepted definition of anti-Semitism.” A source insisted Mr Corbyn had never been due there.