‘The stain of anti-semitism’

How the Labour Party has been damaged by accusations of prejudice

Friday March 23

Labour MP Luciana Berger highlights a 2012 Facebook post by Jeremy Corbyn which appears to express support for an anti-semitic mural, above.

Monday March 25

Mr Corbyn apologises for “pockets of anti-semitism” in the Labour party but does not address criticism over the mural.

Tuesday

Jewish leaders organise unprecedented protest against anti-semitism in the Labour Party in Parliament Square, pictured left and top. Mr Corbyn apologises about the mural post, saying: “I am sorry for not having studied the content of the mural more closely before wrongly questioning its removal in 2012”.

Wednesday

Mr Corbyn’s membership of five Facebook groups which featured anti-semitic posts emerges.

Friday

Christine Shawcroft, above right, quits as Labour disputes chief after it emerges she opposed the suspension of a Labour council candidate accused of Holocaust denial. It emerges Labour quietly reinstated at least six councillors who posted anti-semitic messages online.

Saturday

Ms Shawcroft resigns from the NEC, Labour’s ruling committee. Eddie Izzard, below, automatically takes her place. He vows to stamp out “stain of anti-semitism”.

Yesterday

Mr Corbyn deletes his personal Facebook account.

Members of the Jewish community, Jewish leaders and supporters at a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament against Jeremy Corbyn, who they accuse of not acting on anti-semitic behaviour in the Labour Party