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KEN LIVINGSTONE was suspended from the Labour Party yesterday for “bringing the party into disrepute” after dragging the nazis into a row over anti-semitism.
The party has launched an investigation into comments made by the former mayor of London in defence of MP Naz Shah, who was herself suspended on Wednesday over a social media post in which she suggested Israel should be “moved” to the United States.
Labour chief whip Rosie Winterton also summoned backbench MP John Mann for a meeting to “discuss his conduct” after he angrily confronted Mr Livingstone.
ALEX HALL welcomes a history of the Bund, and its emphatic demand for working-class solidarity across racial and ethnic difference
As antisemitism grows, the labour movement must recommit to defence of minorities while navigating the complexities of Gaza and global politics, argues NICK WRIGHT
In search of political understanding, MATTHEW HAWKINS welcomes a critique of anti-semitism as codified by the Israeli state