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EHRC's into Labour antisemitism 'on-going' despite coronavirus outbreak

Equality watchdog is tight-lipped about progress amid fears its findings could go largely unnoticed amid pandemic

March 18, 2020 11:48
Jewish protestors at the Enough Is Enough demonstration against Labour antisemitism March 2018
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The investigation by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission into alleged institutional antisemitism within Labour remains "on-going" despite the coronavirus outbreak bringing the country to a standstill.

An EHRC spokesperson refused to comment on suggestions that publication of the completed report could now be delayed, saying a "timeline" for the equality watchdog to complete the probe had never been confirmed.

Senior Labour figures had told the JC that they had until recently expected the charity's report to be published in May, after the London Mayoral elections.

But with Britain thrown into crisis as a result of coronavirus, one senior Jewish Labour figure told the JC they hoped the EHRC would now delay publishing their findings or else risk the recommendations of the landmark report going unnoticed.