Lay minister’s hate posts on Corbyn page

A CHURCH of England lay minister has stood down from his role after writing on Facebook that “Jews” want to keep Labour out of office because it “may not kowtow to their every wish”.

Dr Robin Rowles was writing on the Friends of Jeremy Corbyn Facebook group in response to a news article about Labour MPs’ challenge to the Labour leader over Jew-hate in the party, as they prepared to debate an 11-point motion on the matter on Monday night.

He wrote: “They’ll vote out Corbyn as leader so that they will lose the next elections, which is what the Jews want...

“The last thing the Jews apparently want is a party in power that may not kowtow to their every wish.”

A spokesperson for the diocese said: “The bishops of the Church of England accepted in full the IHRA definition of antisemitism last year.

“Dr Robin Rowles is a Church of England lay minister … Following recent posts on social media, he was immediately asked to step back from his role.”