The secretary of Jewish Voice For Labour has sparked fury by telling Labour activists that antisemitism allegations are “made up” to discredit Jeremy Corbyn.
Glyn Secker was speaking at a meeting of Dulwich and West Norwood Labour branch last Thursday against a move by some members to acknowledge that Luciana Berger quit, in part at least, because of antisemitism she had received as a Jewish MP.
Opposing the wording of an amendment proposed by left-wingers which condemned the foundation of The Independent Group which Ms Berger had joined, Mr Secker told the meeting: “What has happened is that there has been a major campaign of misusing antisemitism.
“And I say that as someone whose family has perished in the Holocaust, and my partner’s family… These allegations have been made up in order to discredit the leadership.”
