Shami Chakrabarti, a Labour peer with close links to leader Jeremy Corbyn, has been accused of not answering the question of whether allegations of antisemitism cost her party the election.
On BBC’s Question Time on Friday, Baroness Chakrabarti was challenged by Sharon Garfinkel, a Jewish member of the audience over whether the loss of seats with a high concentration of Jewish voters, such as Golders Green and Finchley, proved crucial to the final result.
“Do you think if there had been less antisemitism in the Labour Party from people like Corbyn and perhaps you then Corbyn would be in power?” Ms Garfinkel asked.
Baroness Chakrabarti, who chaired the inquiry into alleged antisemitism in the Labour Party, acknowledged there had been problems with racism and antisemitism in Labour but that she did not attribute the election loss to them.
