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Labour activists vote to bar new member after 'antisemitism' row

One member of Finchley and Golders Green Labour Party said: "It was absolutely disgusting to hear what people said."

July 28, 2017 10:17
Jeremy Newmark with a group of supporters outside the Finchley and Golders Green Constituency Labour Party HQ
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The annual general meeting of Finchley and Golders Green Constituency Labour Party was marred by angry scenes over a vote to stop a new member joining amid claims he had used antisemitic language on his blog.

Wednesday night's meeting saw a resolution to reject a membership application from Daniel Margrain passed by 44 votes to 18.

Mr Margrain had used a blog titled cultureandpolitics.org to express his support for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - but he had also admitted he could not support Jewish candidate Jeremy Newmark as the local candidate in June's election.

In one blog he labelled Mr Newmark "a hard-line Zionist and member of the Israel lobby who has lied about antisemitism".