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Ilford South Labour candidate says people in the party ‘exploit’ antisemitism to attack Corbyn 'over foreign policy'

Sam Tarry made the claim at a hustings on Wednesday night

November 28, 2019 09:48
Sam Tarry speaking at a hustings ahead of the 2019 General Election
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A Labour candidate has been accused of claimed in a hustings that people in the party "have sought to exploit" antisemitism because they disagree with Jeremy Corbyn "over an issue of foreign policy".

At a hustings for the Ilford South seat on Wednesday, Sam Tarry was answering a question about the Equalities and Human Rights Commission's probe into his party over institutional antisemitism, which he said was "troubling".

But he added: “There are people associated with the Labour Party who have sought to exploit the issue [of antisemitism] just because they don’t agree with Jeremy Corbyn over an issue of foreign policy.”

Earlier, when asked if Mr Corbyn should apologise for the party’s handling of antisemitism, he said: “I think that he has apologised and that he should apologise, yes I do agree with that.