At the APPG Against Antisemitism Summer Reception on 20 June, John Mann MP announced his intention to commission a new panel and report with a specific focus on best practices for candidates to election.
Concerns about the conduct of candidates to election featured both in the 2006 All-Party Antisemitism Inquiry report and in the last House of Commons debate on antisemitism.
Details will follow shortly, meanwhile pictures of the reception can be viewed below.
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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