Showdown averted as Labour defers decision on antisemitism rules

Motion passed by Labour backbenchers means party’s MPs are all but certain to vote to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitismLabour averted a bitter showdown with MPs over its code of conduct on Monday, with a key vote on whether the party should adopt an international antisemitism definition deferred until parliament returns in September.Jeremy Corbyn was criticised by some MPs for not attending the crunch meeting of backbenchers of Monday, though the leader’s office said he had never