Exclusive: Two more London Labour politicians face anti-Semitism accusations

Last month Steerpike revealed that two sitting Haringey councillors suspended for claims of anti-Semitism had been quietly readmitted to the party despite Keir Starmer’s vow of a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on this issue. Following a backlash, both were quickly resuspended with one of them, Preston Tabois, being dropped from Labour’s list of candidates for next week’s London Assembly elections.

Now it appears there is some evidence another Assembly candidate has been indulgent with regards to possible anti-Semitic material posted on her Facebook page. Faduma Hassan is both an elected Brent councillor and who according to the most recent register of members’ staff works for Keir Starmer. When asked about Ms Hassan, Labour said it would not comment staffing matters.

In July 2014 Hassan shared on Facebook a song by the controversial rapper Lowkey called ‘Israel – 51st state’ which suggests the Middle Eastern country is under the control of the USA and boasts lyrics such as ‘How many children have to die in the streets before we put a stop to these Zionist beasts?’ and ‘Israel equals the US – the US equals Israel/They’re funding this terror in the worst way/Welcome to Israel, the 51st state.’