Claims of antisemitism are being used to purge the party, the motion says DOMINIC LIPINSKI/PAAllegations that Labour has a problem with antisemitism are “scaremongering” and a “distraction”, according to a motion likely to be approved by activists in southeast London. Senior figures in the Lewisham Deptford constituency party, dominated by Momentum activists, will meet next week to discuss a motion that accusations of antisemitism are being used to “purge or muzzle” critics of Israel. The Ladywell branch of the constituency party even claims that “there has been a factional purge of socialists through unsubstantiated and unattributed allegations” of antisemitism. The Labour stronghold of Lewisham has one of the strongest concentrations of Momentum activists in the country. The draft constituency motion, leaked to The Times, appears to be at odds with statements by Jeremy Corbyn that antisemitism is a problem…

Source: The Times April 25, 2018 23:02 UTC