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I don't think we would, would we? I think some things should be beyond realpolitik and (justifying, excusing, turning a blind eye to) bigotry is one of them. But even from a realpolitik perspective, Starmer's made a complete hash of this - he should've removed the whip from Ali within 24 hours, not wasted days defending him. He's damaged his own reputation on antisemitism and allowed the conversation to resurface when it had been more or less put to bed.
Equivocation on antisemitism is equally vile irrespective of whether it's Starmer or Corbyn doing it. Say what you like about us centrist dads, we do at least try to work from a position of principle.