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Jeremy Corbyn has said he is "sincerely sorry" for the pain caused by "pockets of anti-Semitism" in the Labour party.Jeremy Corbyn has said he is "sincerely sorry" for the pain caused by "pockets of anti-Semitism" in the Labour party.
In a statement, the Labour leader said he would be meeting representatives from the Jewish community this week. In a statement, the Labour leader said he would be meeting representatives of the Jewish community this week.
He said Labour was an "anti-racist party" and he "utterly condemns" anti-Semitism. He said he now aimed to "rebuild" confidence in Labour among Jewish people in the UK.
Mr Corbyn has faced criticism for sending an apparently supportive message to the creator of an allegedly anti-Semitic mural. The comments came after Mr Corbyn was criticised for sending an apparently supportive message to the creator of an allegedly anti-Semitic mural in 2012.
He later called the mural "deeply disturbing" and backed its removal. He had appeared to question a decision to remove the artist's controversial mural, but later called the mural "deeply disturbing" and backed its removal.
The statement, which was released on Sunday evening, said: "Labour is an anti-racist party and I utterly condemn anti-Semitism, which is why as leader of the Labour Party I want to be clear that I will not tolerate any form of anti-Semitism that exists in and around our movement. 'Stamp this out'
Mr Corbyn's statement, which was released on Sunday evening, said: "Labour is an anti-racist party and I utterly condemn anti-Semitism, which is why as leader of the Labour Party I want to be clear that I will not tolerate any form of anti-Semitism that exists in and around our movement.
"We must stamp this out from our party and movement."We must stamp this out from our party and movement.
"We recognise that anti-Semitism has occurred in pockets within the Labour party, causing pain and hurt to our Jewish community in the Labour party and the rest of the country. "We recognise that anti-Semitism has occurred in pockets within the Labour Party, causing pain and hurt to our Jewish community in the Labour Party and the rest of the country.
"I am sincerely sorry for the pain which has been caused."I am sincerely sorry for the pain which has been caused.
"Our party has deep roots in the Jewish community and is actively engaged with Jewish organisations across the country. "Our party has deep roots in the Jewish community and is actively engaged with Jewish organisations across the country."
"We are campaigning to increase support and confidence in Labour among Jewish people in the UK. Mr Corbyn said he and the party were now campaigning to "increase support and confidence in Labour" among the UK's Jewish community.
"I know that to do so, we must demonstrate our total commitment to excising pockets of anti-Semitism that exist in and around our party. He said: "I will be meeting representatives from the Jewish community over the coming days, weeks and months to rebuild that confidence in Labour as a party which gives effective voice to Jewish concerns and is implacably opposed to anti-Semitism in all its forms.
"I will be meeting representatives from the Jewish community over the coming days, weeks and months to rebuild that confidence in Labour as a party which gives effective voice to Jewish concerns and is implacably opposed to anti-Semitism in all its forms.
"Labour will work to unite communities to achieve social justice in our society.""Labour will work to unite communities to achieve social justice in our society."
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The statement came as Jewish community leaders said they were planning to deliver a letter to the Parliamentary Labour Party on Monday.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The Jewish Leadership Council and the Board of Deputies of British Jews also said "enough was enough" as they launched a "call to action".
The Campaign Against Anti-Semitism group has called for a national protest against anti-Semitism in Labour.
The group has compiled a list of complaints against Mr Corbyn and deputy leader Tom Watson, who on Sunday also apologised for any hurt caused.
What caused the row?
In October 2012, street artist Mear One posted a picture of his mural in east London called "Freedom of Humanity" on Facebook, with the words: "Tomorrow they want to buff my mural. Freedom of expression. London calling. Public Art."
Mr Corbyn replied: "Why? You are in good company. Rockerfeller destroyed Diego Viera's mural because it includes a picture of Lenin."
More recently, Labour MP Luciana Berger sought clarification from the leader's office on the 2012 comments.
Mr Corbyn said: "I sincerely regret that I did not look more closely at the image I was commenting on, the contents of which are deeply disturbing and anti-Semitic.
"I am opposed to the production of anti-Semitic material of any kind, and the defence of free speech cannot be used as a justification for the promotion of anti-Semitism in any form."
Mear One - whose real name is Kalen Ockerman - has denied being anti-Semitic, saying the mural was about "class and privilege".