A Labour Party group has rejected a motion condemning the Pittsburgh synagogue attack.
Steve Cooke, secretary of Norton West branch in the Stockton North constituency, proposed the motion expressing solidarity with the Jewish community and pledging that antisemitism should be “confronted and eradicated”, with Labour leading the way.
Only one other member backed the motion and Mr Cooke said the leader of Stockton-on-Tees Council, Robert Cook, was among those who opposed it.
Writing on Facebook, Mr Cooke said he was “aghast” at the decision, having assumed the motion “would be approved without controversy… However, it was soon apparent that there would be resistance to the whole idea.”
