Board of Deputies President welcomes Keir Starmer’s decision to withhold whip from Jeremy Corbyn

Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl has reacted to Labour Leader Keir Starmer’s decision to withhold the Labour whip from Jeremy Corbyn following his reinstatement to the Party.

Marie said: “We welcome Keir Starmer’s decision to withhold the whip from Jeremy Corbyn. Despite the EHRC’s finding that the Party had acted unlawfully under Mr Corbyn’s watch, Jeremy Corbyn’s initial reaction to the report was dismissive and he has been shameless and remorseless for what he has put the Jewish community through. Meanwhile, Labour’s disciplinary process is clearly still not fit for purpose. Keir Starmer has now taken the appropriate leadership decision not to restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn. We continue to say that ‘zero tolerance’ must mean precisely that, whether for antisemites or their apologists.”