stewartthorpe commented Eric Pickles calls Gedling councillor anti-Semitic - but had got...

The Conservative party has apologised after mistaking the leader of Gedling Borough Council for his political namesake and accusing him of anti-Semitism. In a letter seen by the Nottingham Post, Sir Eric Pickles wrote to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accusing Councillor John Clarke of anti-Semitism and calling on the party leader to suspend him. However, an updated version of the letter was later sent out referring to Councillor John Clarke of Black Notley Parish Council in Essex, who has been...