{"id":479200,"date":"2022-01-21T15:31:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T15:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1545086"},"modified":"2022-01-21T15:31:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T15:31:55","slug":"the-centrists-are-still-twisting-the-truth-about-the-ehrc-report-and-people-arent-having-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/01\/21\/the-centrists-are-still-twisting-the-truth-about-the-ehrc-report-and-people-arent-having-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The centrists are still twisting the truth about the EHRC report. And people aren\u2019t having it."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The centrists are at it again! Right-wing Labour MPs love twisting the findings of a key report on antisemitism in the Labour Party. This time it was Rachel Reeves, during an interview on the BBC<\/em>. The main discussion was the arrival in Labour of Tory defector Christian Wakeford MP.<\/p>\n

For some, a Tory joining your party might cause concern. Not Reeves though – she was “pleased” that Conservatives were joining Labour. She was then challenged on why an actual Tory was allowed in to Labour when former leader Jeremy Corbyn wasn’t.<\/p>\n

A flustered Reeves said:<\/p>\n

It’s very clear what Jeremy Corbyn needs to do. He needs to apologise for his response to the [EHRC] on the Labour Party, which found institutional antisemitism and mistakes made under his leadership.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The facts<\/h5>\n

Corbyn is not currently allowed to serve as a Labour MP. His suspension followed a statement<\/a> he made after a major report on antisemitism in Labour was published:<\/p>\n

One antisemite is one too many, but the scale of the problem was also dramatically overstated for political reasons by our opponents inside and outside the party, as well as by much of the media. That combination hurt Jewish people and must never be repeated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To many people this is stating the obvious. But Keir Starmer quickly suspended Corbyn. Many feel this move was less about antisemitism and more about purging the Labour left’s figurehead.<\/p>\n

“Flat-out lying”<\/h5>\n

One twitter user tweeted the exchange. They accused Reeves of “flat-out lying” to distract from letting a literal Tory into the party:<\/p>\n

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Nothing says 'I take antisemitism seriously' like flat-out lying about the EHRC report to get around awkward questions about why Labour is welcoming a racist Tory, huh @RachelReevesMP<\/a> ? pic.twitter.com\/COsIq2lpzR<\/a><\/p>\n

— I (@zObscurantist) January 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n