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Thread #159827   Message #3803644
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
05-Aug-16 - 04:18 AM
Thread Name: BS: (UK) Whither the Labour Party
Subject: RE: BS: (UK) Whither the Labour Party
ITV today, about Chakrabarti being rewarded by Corbyn with a peerage,

"Shami Chakrabarti, former Liberty chief, faced questions about her independence during the inquiry after she revealed that she had become a member of the Labour party.

Ephraim Mirvis(Chief Rabbi) said in a statement on Twitter: "Shami Chakrabarti has a proud record of public service, but in accepting this peerage, the credibility of her report lies in tatters and the Labour Party's stated intention, to unequivocally tackle anti-Semitism, remains woefully unrealised."

"Labour MPs also expressed concern over the appointment.

Wes Streeting, MP for Ilford North, said: "Shami Chakrabarti will bring great experience to Lords. But let's not pretend that a Labour peerage in these circumstances doesn't stink.""

"Marie van der Zyl, vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said it was "beyond disappointing" that Ms Chakrabarti had been offered and accepted the title.

"This 'whitewash for peerages' is a scandal that surely raises serious questions about the integrity of Ms Chakrabarti, her inquiry and the Labour leadership," she said."