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Part 1: Fears over conflicts of interest at top of watchdog probing Labour anti-semitism
Labour MP Harriet Harman at Parliament’s joint committee on human rights in 2016 expressed extensive concerns about David Isaac’s suitability to lead the EHRC

DOUBT has been cast over the entire investigation into anti-semitism in the Labour Party as the Morning Star reveals conflict of interest fears going right to the top of the equalities watchdog tasked with carrying out the probe.

Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) chairman David Isaac receives substantial sums of money from a law firm that advises the Conservative government, the Star has discovered.

Mr Isaac is paid £500 for each day he does work for the commission, but his main job is as an equity partner at City law firm Pinsent Masons.

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