Labor and anti-Semitism: Will Corbyn’s suspension rekindle the party’s civil war? – BBC Newsnight

Is this the day the Labor Party draws a line on anti-Semitism or the day Jeremy Corbyn begins the new civil war at the head of office? Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

Former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn has been suspended from the party for his reaction to a highly critical report on anti-Semitism. The human rights guard found Mr Corbyn responsible for “illegal” harassment and discrimination during the term of Mr Corbyn’s party. Corbyn later said that the scale of anti-Semitism within Labor was “tremendously excessive”. A Labor spokesman said Jeremy Corbyn was being suspended for “throwing back” his words. Newsnight political director Nick Watt has reported and along with Kirsty Wark is working vice president Angela Rayner. Newsnight is the main BBC news and current affairs television program – with strong analysis, discussion, exclusivity and dialogue. Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight
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