Keir Starmer’s double standards against the left
JVL Introduction
Convincing evidence of the way antisemitism is being weaponised is exposed by Skwawkbox, in this important story.
It shows that another shadow minister, Khalid Mahmood, has protected a staff member who retweeted the same article that Rebecca Long-Bailey was sacked for tweeting, but the complaint appears not even to have been looked into.
Worse still, Mahmood stands accused by one of his members of staff of antisemitic bullying and harassment but her complaints have been ignored.
On the basis of the evidence available we are not able to assess the validity of the complaint (and have always been crystal clear that there is no way Long-Bailey should have been sacked in the first place) – but we have no hesitation in condemning the delay and duplicity that seems to be surrounding these events.
And of course condemning the double standards whereby left-wingers are sacked for what right-wingers seem able to do with impunity.
This article was originally published by The Skwawkbox on Mon 21 Dec 2020. Read the original here.
Keir Starmer's double standards against the left
‘Smoking gun’ complaints include one revolving around the same article that saw Long-Bailey sacked – yet shadow minister is still in post and complainant – a Labour staff member – has accused leadership of ignoring serious allegations
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Free speech is alive and well in the Labour party well it is for some. Look at Margaret Hodge she called Jeremy Corbyn to his face in the company of other MP.s “You’re a fucking anti-Semite and a racist” the whole nation learnt of this immediately and an investigation was started by Jenny Formby. What became of the investigation, why it was stopped on the lie that Hodge had apologized to the Chief whip? This letter to the Chief Executive from Hodge lawyers Mishcon de Reya LLP exposes Labour party lies.
“We also note that media reports have suggested that our client has sent the Chief Whip a letter confirming her expression of regret. This is false and raises yet further concerns that you continue to brief the media in different [and false] terms to those set out to our client. Our client has not sent any letter to the opposition chief Whip expressing her regret or otherwise, if it is you that is peddling this narrative, then please produce the letter on which you rely. You cannot as there is no such letter, and no such expression of regret” ….. continued
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/margaret-hodge-labour-antisemitism-latest-row-jeremy-corbyn-racism-investigation-a8480396.html
Since Hodge did not apologize for this brazen abuse, should the Labour party suspend her pending an investigation? John[we must apologize more] McDonnell would claim we cannot do that because she is a “Friend”.
I complained 19 months ago through the proper channels about Tony Blair calling Jeremy Corbyn an anti Semite, I did get an acknowledgement, but since then zilch, complaints are ignored complainants are treated with contempt.
On the other hand criticize a state that commits grave war crimes [settlement enterprise] every day and you [who are poison]will be torn out from your roots and flung out the party.
Starmer must resign! He and his ‘centrist’ cronies have brought shame and disgrace to the Labour Party. They have brought the Labour Party into disrepute!
On the basis of the available evidence nobody appears to emerge from this latest saga covered in glory. However, whatever truth eventually emerges from this sorry tale, it is apparent that the true villain of the piece is Keir Starmer, a duplicitous operator who cynically chose to exploit accusations of antisemitism for political purposes, and who is now unambiguously hoist with his own petard.
Following in the footsteps of his predecessors on the labour right, Starmer has shamelessly exploited real political differences amongst Jews for what he seems to have calculated would be his political advantage, caring not one jot for the atmosphere of fear, persecution, and division he was stoking, both amongst the UK Jewish, Muslim, and Palestinian populations, and within the LP itself.
Were it not for the terrible damage to social relations that Starmer has done in wilfully enhancing the current hysteria, it would be hard not to feel a certain schadenfreude at the manner in which his duplicity has repeatedly been exposed.