Former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo: Shutterstock)
The chairman of the British Labor Party, Keir Starmer, said today (Monday) that he does not believe that his predecessor in the position, Jeremy Corbyn, will return to the local parliament. This after Corbyn was expelled from the parliament two years ago following the accusations against him of anti-Semitic behavior.
In an interview with BBC radio, Starmer was asked about the possible return of Corbyn in the next election, which is expected to take place in 2024. “I don’t see a way in which he will come back and run as a member of Labor” he answered. “Although I cannot speak on behalf of Corbyn, but only on behalf of the Labor Party – but I do not see the circumstances for this to happen.”
The chairman of British Labor, Keir Starmer (Photo: Rupert Rivet/Shutterstock)
As you may recall, Corbyn was suspended from his position as chairman of the Labor Party in October 2020, following the publication of a report that stated that he had engaged in anti-Semitic policies during his term as opposition chairman. It was also determined in the report that the party led by him violated the law by harassing and discriminating during its handling of allegations of anti-Semitism nearby
Following Corbyn’s appeal, the Labor Tribunal overturned his suspension from the party after about three weeks – but determined that he would not be able to return to his position as the leader of the faction in Parliament, and as a result he did not continue to serve as a Member of Parliament on behalf of the party. The Tribunal’s decision came as a compromise proposal after Labor members objected to Starmer’s decision, who stated that Corbyn would be suspended until the end of the investigation regarding his anti-Semitic conduct and his statements about the Jewish community in his country.
Starmer himself said following Corbyn’s suspension that he would act against anti-Semitism in his party. “If you are anti-Semitic, there is no reason for you to be in this party – and I will make sure myself that you will not be a member of the party” he promised. “If there are still people who think that there is no problem of anti-Semitism in Labor after all the cases of pain and suffering described in the report, who claim that the conclusions are exaggerated or made up – then you should know: you are also part of the problem, and you have no place in this party.”
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