Labour’s anti-Semitism problem isn’t going away. But it seems Jeremy Corbyn is hoping it will do. When the Labour leader was asked whether he was the man to patch things up between the Jewish community and the party, Corbyn was somewhat lost for words:
Reporter: ‘Are relations between the Labour leadership and the British Jewish community broken beyond repair?
…Can you fix the relationship, Mr Corbyn?’
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Good morning, nice to see you. Goodbye…Can you close the window please.’
Mr S. thinks this is hardly the best way for Corbyn to reassure people that he is taking the problem seriously…
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