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Labour 'needs more time' to respond to Equality and Human Rights Commission's antisemitism ultimatum

It confirmed it has given Labour an extra week to respond to the concerns it set out

March 26, 2019 09:34
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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 22: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn meets with asylum seeker brothers Somer Umeed and Areeb Umeed at Possilpark Parish Church on August 22, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeremy Corbyn met with asylum seeker families in Glasgow threatened with eviction by Serco and called for such services to be delivered by public bodies. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission has granted Labour an extra week to respond to allegations of antisemitism and potentially avoid a full investigation by the watchdog.

As the first reported by the JC earlier this month, the EHRC gave Labour a two-week deadline to respond to allegations it failed to address antisemitism within its ranks - raised by the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) and Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA).

If the watchdog is unsatisfied with the response, it will launch a formal human rights investigation into the matter.

But the EHRC has confirmed it gave Labour an extra week to respond to the concerns it set out.