Gordon Brown has said Labour must “immediately and unequivocally” adopt the internationally-agreed definition of anti-Semitism. Jeremy Corbyn has been heavily criticised over the summer amid accusations he tolerates anti-Semitism or is even an anti-Semite himself - something the Labour leader denies. Next week Labour’s ruling National Executive Committee will decide whether to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism in full. But speaking at the Jewish Labour Movement’s conference in north London on Sunday, Brown said this claim “cannot be justified”. ”Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the BBC today he believed “all sides” of the debate over the definition of anti-Semitism would “be satisfied” with the outcome of the NEC meeting.

Source: Huffington Post September 02, 2018 12:22 UTC