Joe Twyman, head of political and social research at YouGov, said Corbyn remained “a country mile” ahead of other potential candidates, The Guardian reported.
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In the latest of Labour’s anti-Semitism scandal, this past week former London mayor and Labour activist Ken Livingstone, Labour MP Naz Shah and Councilor Ilyas Aziz were all suspended for anti-Semitic comments. This has fanned concern among Jewish communities already alarmed at increasing levels of hate crimes.
Voters will have their first chance to deliver a verdict on the Opposition leader since he took control last September, in a win that sent shockwaves through the party.
LABOUR suspended two high profile politicians last week in a fallout that has continued to hit the front pages.
“It’s been there and it’s still there”, he told Reuters.
Labour HQ is hoping for decent results on Thursday from English councils, the devolved assemblies and the London mayoral contest, as Corbyn seeks to assert his authority at the top of the party. “He must stand up and say they are not his friends”, said the PM.
According to The Sun, veteran Labour MP Margaret Hodge is being lined up as a stalking horse leadership challenger to take on Corbyn after the European Union referendum in June.
Livingstone had been defending a Labour Muslim lawmaker after she apologised for posting online messages which included a suggestion that Israel should be relocated to the United States to solve the problems in the Middle East.
Mr Mirvis warned it would be a mistake to treat the problem as a “political attack”. “There can be no place for anyone who holds those views in the Labour Party”.
During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, May 4, McCartney asked the Prime Minister to condemn “the actions and propaganda” of anti-Zionist groups Hezbollah and Hamas.
“Are they your friends? Because those organisations in their constitutions believe in persecuting and killing Jews”, Cameron said.
“[People] are talking about housing, they’re talking about poverty, they’re talking about NHS cuts, they are talking about zero-hours contracts, they are talking about low wages, they are talking about a crisis of expectation for young people”, he said.
He said: “Obviously anyone who commits racist or antisemitic acts is not a friend of mine”.
He set up an independent investigation into the issue, along with other forms of racism within the party, amid criticism of the way controversial comments by prominent figures had been handled. He defended the description, saying he had used the word “friends” in a “collective way”.
“My action plan for Greater London will keep the economy strong, keep London moving, ensure our streets are kept safe and make London the greenest and cleanest city in the world. No one called me”.
A spokesman said: “This was a bad choice of phrase and Sadiq regrets using it”.
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The row has been disheartening for Jews involved in Labour politics who support Khan’s stance.
