The Jewish Labour Movement has lodged a formal complaint about comments a member of Labour's national executive committee (NEC) made when it adopted a code of conduct on antisemitism that outraged British Jews.
During last Tuesday’s NEC meeting, Pete Willsman made a series of controversial comments, including: "In 50 years I have never seen any antisemitism in the Labour Party. I met an Auschwitz survivor who said the same.”
Mr Willsman then asked for anyone in the room who had witnessed anti-Jewish conduct to raise their hands.
The NEC adopted its own code of conduct on antisemitism, rather than an internationally recognised alternative, without a vote at the meeting, which intensified the party's standoff with the Jewish community.