A Jewish former member of the UK’s governing Labour party has won an appeal against its decision to expel him over alleged antisemitism, according to a recent report in Skwawkbox.
The man, who was not named in the report, was expelled in 2022 with no details given at the time other than the claim it was for antisemitism. He said that he would not be returning to the Labour party, because it “had long ceased to be my political home”.
“[Keir] Starmer’s leadership brought betrayal after betrayal, disappointment on disappointment, so it was no loss to be free of it,” he added. “While antisemitism was the nominal charge made against me my real offence was to criticise Israel and support for Israel, in its oppression of the Palestinians.”
Jewish members of the party are six times more likely to be investigated over claims of antisemitism than non-Jewish members, JVL found in a study, and 13 times more likely to be expelled.
