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Unkillable myths: Corbyn’s Labour Party and anti-semitism
IAN SINCLAIR looks at the continuing smears against the former Labour leader, now being used to block him for standing for Labour in the seat he has represented since 1983
DENIED A HEARING: The British media are complicit with the Labour right and the Tories in misrepresenting Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party and refusing to call out obvious untruths from his attackers

“I’m afraid Jeremy only has himself to blame for the situation he’s in because of his failure to apologise for what happened in the Labour Party, when he was leader, on anti-semitism,” Labour MP Liz Kendall said, speaking alongside Jeremy Corbyn on ITV’s Peston last month. 

“What apology – because maybe he’ll do it now – what apology would you want from Jeremy?” presenter Robert Peston asked. “A full and frank apology, which has never happened,” Kendall replied.

The idea Corbyn has never apologised for anti-semitism in the Labour Party is widespread in the media and Westminster. Discussing the topic last year, James Ball, who is, incredibly, global editor at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, tweeted: “Saying sorry for doing something immensely shitty shouldn’t be all that difficult, it’s just that Corbyn literally never apologised for anything.” 

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