20-12-2018 18:04 via theguardian.com

Suspended MP quits Labour over party's record on antisemitism

Ivan Lewis, who was accused of sexual harassment, says party has failed to condemn antisemitic behaviourSuspended MP Ivan Lewis has announced his resignation from the Labour party, accusing Jeremy Corbyn of being “unwilling to condemn those whose hatred of Israel becomes Jewish hatred” and complaining that the disciplinary process against him was “subject to political manipulation”.The Bury South MP said he would continue to sit in parliament as an independent, but his de
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