Labour leader and PM each demand apologies over their handling of the issueTheresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have traded blows in the House of Commons over antisemitism and Islamophobia, each demanding an apology for racism in their respective parties. “He needs to apologise for his failure to deal with racism in the Labour party. “The real disgrace is his handling of racism in the Labour party, activists protesting, MPs leaving and staff resigning – what would his great heroes Attlee, Bevan and Benn think? It said: “The Labour party welcomes everyone* irrespective of race, creed, age, gender identity, or sexual orientation. It also found 54% of Tory members believed Islam was “generally a threat to the British way of life”.

Source: The Guardian July 17, 2019 12:37 UTC