Move prompts Labour Party to expel former leader, who was barred from standing as their candidate

Corbyn, who led Labour between 2015 and 2019, was initially expelled from the party and had the whip withdrawn in April 2020, under the leadership of his erstwhile ally Keir Starmer.

The expulsion came after Corbyn said that claims of antisemitism during his time as a leader had been “overstated” for political reasons, in response to an investigation into his handling of the issue.

  • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    276·
    6 months ago

    For those out of the loop, Corbyn spoke out against israel which is a big no-no

    • anlumo@feddit.deEnglish
      113·
      6 months ago

      IIRC the complaint was that he wasn’t harsh enough on his colleagues who said some things that could be interpreted as anti-semitic.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        216·
        6 months ago

        He was very obviously thrown out by israel

        Anti-Semitism was generally not regarded as a big problem in the Labour Party before Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader in September 2015.

        Mr Corbyn and his allies on the left had spent decades campaigning for Palestinian statehood, in contrast with the more nuanced position taken by many of his predecessors.

        Under his leadership, there was an influx of new members, many of whom were vocal critics of Israel and who believed the UK, along with the US, should be tougher towards Israel, especially regarding its policies towards the Palestinians and its building of settlements in the occupied territories.

        Sir Keir sacked his shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey in June 2020, saying she had shared an article containing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.

        Mrs Long-Bailey had retweeted an interview with actor and Labour supporter Maxine Peake, later saying she had not meant to endorse all aspects of the article.

        In the article, Ms Peake discussed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, saying: “The tactics used by the police in America, kneeling on George Floyd’s neck, that was learnt from seminars with Israeli secret services.”

        You can see where this is going. Also the claim from Ms Peake is factually correct.

        Amnesty Interntional - With Whom are Many U.S. Police Departments Training? With a Chronic Human Rights Violator – Israel

        • RiskEnglish
          272·
          6 months ago

          Corbyn was absolutely shit smeared by the press; if you get people to look at Corbyn’s Labour policies in isolation, I reckon you’d be hard pressed to find someone that disliked them.

          I wonder why privately held media would do this…

      • Devi@kbin.social
        51·
        6 months ago

        There was a large campaign at the time to suggest anti-zionist was the same as anti-semetic.