Labour has defended its handling of complaints about anti-Semitism after it was reported that the party had failed to take disciplinary action in hundreds of cases. The Sunday Times said it had seen leaked internal documents which showed the party’s system for dealing with complaints had been beset by delays, inaction and interference from the leader’s office. But Labour said lines from internal emails had been “selectively leaked” to “misrepresent their overall contents”, adding that it was “committed” to rooting out anti-Semitism within the party. A spokeswoman said: “The Labour Party takes all complaints of anti-Semitism extremely seriously and we are committed to rooting it out of our party. Labour insisted that it was “categorically untrue” to suggest that staff in the leader’s office overturned recommendations in cases.

Source: Irish Examiner April 07, 2019 03:56 UTC