Jeremy Corbyn accuses Sir Keir Starmer of ‘flagrant attack’ on his future as an MP | Politics News
Jeremy Corbyn has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “a flagrant attack on the democratic rights of Islington North Labor Party members” after he ruled out allowing the former party leader to become a Labor candidate. in the next general election.
Earlier today, marking the watchdog’s decision to no longer monitor the party for anti-Semitism, Sir Keir said his predecessor would have to stand as an independent if he wants to remain a member of parliament.
ask if Mr. Corbyn will be allowed to run under the party’s banner, Mr. Keir – who served in his predecessor’s shadow cabinet – said: “Let me be clear on that. Jeremy Corbyn will not support Labor. at the general election as a Labor party candidate.
“What I said about the party changing, I mean it. We’re not going back. And that’s why Jeremy Corbyn won’t be the Labor Party’s candidate in the next general election. according to.”
In response to Sir Keir’s comments, Mr Corbyn released a statement saying his voters would decide who their candidate would be.
“Since I was elected as a Labor MP 40 years ago, I have fought on behalf of my community for a more equal, caring and peaceful society.
“Day after day, I focus on the most important issues facing people in Islington North: poverty, rising rents, the health care crisis, refugee safety and numbers part of our planet.
“Keir Starmer’s statement about my future is a blatant attack on the democratic rights of Islington North Labor Party members.
“It’s up to them – not the party leaders – to decide who their candidate should be.
“Any attempt to block my candidacy is a negation of due process and should be opposed by anyone who believes in the values of democracy.
“At a time when the government is overseeing the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, this is a divisive distraction from our most important goal: defeating the Conservatives in the race. next general election.
“I am proud to represent the labor movement in parliament through my constituency.
“I’m focused on standing up for workers who are on the fence, the marginalized and all those who worry about their future.
“That’s what I will continue to do.
“I suggest that the Labor Party do the same.”
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been scrutinizing the Labor Party for more than two years since its ruling that it was responsible for unlawful harassment and discrimination, and demand to change the way anti-Semitism is handled in accordance with by Mr. Keir predecessor.
But the watchdog has said that, under Sir Keir’s leadership, the party has improved complaint procedures and training to protect current and future party members.
Speaking after the decision was announced, Sir Keir called it “a pivotal moment in the history of the Labor Party” that had taken “so many months of hard work and humility”.
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The EHRC report on the Labor Party was published in October 2020 and details “distrust among the party, Jewish members and the wider Jewish community”.
report is criticized the party’s handling of anti-Semitism complaints under Mr Corbyn .’s leadership.
Shortly after it was published, Mr Corbyn claimed the “scale of the problem” in Labor’s anti-Semitism allegations had been “exaggeratedly exaggerated for political reasons”. “.
He also said he didn’t accept all of the EHRC report’s findings in the comments that got him suspended from the party.
It resulted in him being kicked out of Labour’s back seat by Sir Keir – meaning he is currently sitting as an independent MP – but he remains a member of the broader party.
Mr. Corbyn then try to clarify my comment and a five-member disciplinary panel of Labour’s National Executive Committee decided that he should be reinstated.
But Sir Keir remained steadfast in his decision after facing pressure from MPs not to allow him to return to the parliamentary party.