09-07-2019 19:03 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Three Labour peers quit over handling of antisemitism cases

David Triesman claims party is ‘institutionally antisemitic’ in his letter resigning the whip. Three Labour peers have resigned over the party’s handling of antisemitism complaints, with the former general secretary David Triesman arguing the party was “plainly institutionally antisemitic”. Lord Triesman, who is Jewish and an ex-chairman of the Football Association, said he was resigning the whip in the House of Lords. Ara Darzi, a former health minister, and Leslie
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