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The interview - contained in my earlier thread - with Tuvia Tenenbom, who spoke to Willsman back in January, is worth listening to. twitter.com/danbloom1/stat…
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Theo Usherwood
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Labour spokesman: “Peter Willsman has been suspended from the Labour Party, pending investigation.”
Understand he will not be able to attend NEC meetings or perform any duties as a member of the NEC whilst he is suspended from the Labour Party.
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Theo Usherwood
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Email sent to NEC officers confirming suspension of Peter Willsman. pic.twitter.com/1BsaNoByaV
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Theo Usherwood
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Labour source: Peter Willsman suspended from the party.
Follows LBC’s story this morning.
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Theo Usherwood
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Significant intervention to LBC's story earlier. twitter.com/tom_watson/sta…
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Is this not the most bizarre time for the Lib Dems to be changing their leader?
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Theo Usherwood
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This is Pete Willsman story on the @LBC website:
lbc.co.uk/news/labour-is…
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sylvia rothschild #FBPE
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As one of the rabbis who signed the letter I can categorically tell you we noticed and abhorred the #antisemitism in @UKLabour, we think for ourselves and the Israeli embassy were not involved at any point. This continued slur on our motives is unacceptable.
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Theo Usherwood
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@LauraJanklaus - what Willsman has said is "repeating one of the most disgraceful anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. It stands in juxtapositon to what happened to @campbellclaret."
Audio here: soundcloud.com/theo-usherwood…
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Theo Usherwood
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Reaction to @LBC's story about Pete Willsman:
@wesstreeting - "This is jaw-dropping stuff, even by Pete Willsman's standards. I am in absolutely no doubt he should go".
Audio here: soundcloud.com/theo-usherwood…
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Theo Usherwood
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I have tried to speak to Mr Willsman but it was not possible to reach him.
There is of course an invitation for a statement from Mr Willsman to be included here, and on any LBC show.
Alternatively, he is welcome to appear on an LBC show of his choosing for interview.
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Theo Usherwood
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Labour spokesman continued: "All complaints about antisemitism are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures and any appropriate disciplinary action is taken."
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Theo Usherwood
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Labour spokesman: "The Labour Party takes all complaints of antisemitism extremely seriously and we are committed to challenging and campaigning against it in all its forms."
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Theo Usherwood
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LBC has also spoken to Mr Tenenbom.
Longer excerpt from interview played on LBC here:
soundcloud.com/theo-usherwood…
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Theo Usherwood
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But he received a warning from then general secretary Jennie Formby that any repeat would result in formal disciplinary action.
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Theo Usherwood
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Last year Willsman made similar comments, when he described the 68 rabbis who said anti-Semitism within the Labour was "widespread and severe” as Donald Trump "fanatics".
He apologised for any offence caused and was allowed to continue to stand for Labour’s NEC.
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Theo Usherwood
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Willsman is also the head of the influential Campaign for Labour Party Democracy.
But more importantly, NEC members will be responsible for responding to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's investigation, announced earlier this week.
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Theo Usherwood
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Willsman made the comments in January during meeting the American-Israeli author Tuvia Tenenbom, who was in the UK to write a book about the British.
It was a chance meeting in Oxford but Mr Tenenbom used opportunity to see if Willsman could broker an interview with Corbyn.
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Theo Usherwood
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He was recorded making the comments back in January when he met American-Israeli author Tuvia Tenenbom, who was in the UK to write a book about the British.
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Mr Willsman is of course a member of Labour's powerful NEC, the governing body responsible for responding the Equality and Human Rights Commission's investigation into anti-Semitism within the party.
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