On Wednesday 8 June members of the House of Lords came together to debate contemporary antisemitism and the success of the cross-Government working group on antisemitism. The hansard for that debate can be read here and the video for all but the summation can be found here from 18.55 onwards.
Our thanks to those that took part: Lord Boswell, Lord Anderson of Swansea, Lord Alderdice, Lord Mitchell, Lord Roberts of Llandudno, Baroness Deech, Lord Beecham and in responding, Baroness Warsi.
The chair of the APPG Against Antisemitism, John Mann MP has commissioned a Parliamentary Inquiry into Electoral Conduct. The purpose of the inquiry is to investigate and evaluate the effectives of existing lines of responsibility and accountability in managing elections and, specifically, charges of misconduct during elections with a particular focus on racism and discrimination. [...]
Read more...This is a cross-post from the Huffington Post by John Mann MP: In 2006, a cross-party group of MPs reported on their Inquiry into anti-semitism which I had commissioned. That report featured 35 recommendations for government, parliament and civil society. A great number of those recommendations have been successfully actioned, but one in particular has [...]
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