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who, incidentally, is still using the same line that got him expelled from the Labour party in recent interviews
Two things:
- he was right. The scale of antisemitism in the party was way overstated for political reasons
- he wasn't expelled from the party, rather he had the whip withdrawn, which is not the same thing. Ultimate expulsion from the party came when he announced he was running as an independent
- he was right. The scale of antisemitism in the party was way overstated for political reasons
ketsbaia-
The scale of antisemitism in the party was way overstated for political reasons
This may be technically true, but many things are technically true and also utterly inappropriate, tone-deaf, and unprofessional to say. Corbyn was in charge when we received a statutory judgement that we had discriminated against Jewish people, institutionally. He was specifically called out for a failure of leadership in that judgement, and in the subsequent Forde report, in not tackling the issue and not taking it seriously.
There are people who could make this point. But he isn't one of them, and on that day least of all. It could've been a point of healing for our Jewish friends and allies. But once again Corbyn made it all about himself.
ReekBlefs
The trouble with that is that the media and the Tories would run heavily with electoral conspiracy and labour are so weak they are not even standing in these seats stories.
In particular, could you imagine how much hay they could make if Labour withdrew to give Corbbyn a clear run (who, incidentally, is still using the same line that got him expelled from the Labour party in recent interviews).