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LABOUR bosses have shelved a report into allegations of anti-semitism because it was written by the boyfriend of a student politician at the centre of a smear scandal, party sources have told the Morning Star.
The development comes after rightwinger Jasmin Beckett beat James Elliott by 0.16 per cent to a seat on Labour’s national executive committee amid claims that some delegates had been prevented from voting.
Ms Beckett was caught attempting to link her left-wing rival to recent allegations of anti-semitism in his university’s Labour club.
In search of political understanding, MATTHEW HAWKINS welcomes a critique of anti-semitism as codified by the Israeli state
The New York mayoral candidate has electrified the US public with policies of social justice and his refusal to be cowed. We can follow his example here, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE