The Jewish Labour Movement has said its members will not be campaigning for Labour MPs at the election “unless in exceptional circumstances and for exceptional candidates", including its parliamentary chair Ruth Smeeth and those "who’ve been unwavering in their support of us.”
In a damning indictment of Jeremy Corbyn’s failure to tackle antisemitism, JLM stated: "Fighting racism, prejudice and intolerance is at the heart of our Labour values – it is the failure of the leader and his supporters to live these values which has led us to take this stance.”
The 2,000-member organisation, who have previously sent activists across the country to campaign with MPs during elections, stressed that the stance ahead of the December 12 poll “does not mean that we no longer support the Labour Party’s policies and its historic values, nor do we wish to see Boris Johnson or Jo Swinson in Downing Street.”
JLM’s election statement means that they will not support Labour candidates in any of the key north London marginal seats of Finchley and Golders Green, Hendon or Chipping Barnet.
