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| General election: Corbyn invites chief rabbi to meet him to discuss antisemitism concerns – live news | |
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| Labour leader speaks at launch of race and faith manifesto after chief rabbi says Jewish anxiety of Corbyn win is justified | Labour leader speaks at launch of race and faith manifesto after chief rabbi says Jewish anxiety of Corbyn win is justified |
| Jackson Carlaw, the Scottish Tories’ interim leader, said his party would block requests from Holyrood for the powers to hold a second independence referendum “for a generation”, accusing Nicola Sturgeon of supporting “disposable democracy” by insisting on one. | |
| Speaking to reporters after Boris Johnson launched the Scottish Tory election manifesto at a hotel only a mile or so from Gordon Brown’s home in North Queensferry, Carlaw said there were no circumstances in which a Conservative government at Westminster would transfer those powers to Holyrood. | |
| Citing the Scottish government’s white paper on independence in 2013, Scotland’s Future, Carlaw said: | |
| In a combative BBC interview on Monday night with Andrew Neil, Sturgeon was pressed on how she would defend staging a second vote if Labour succeeded next year in holding a fresh EU referendum in which the UK voted to stay in the EU. | |
| Neil said that staying in the EU would neutralise Sturgeon’s argument for justifying a second independence vote so soon after 2014 – that Brexit was a substantial change to Scotland’s constitutional position. | |
| Sturgeon, who supports a second EU referendum, said the chaos of the last three years was argument enough. She said: | |
| Ahead of the SNP’s manifesto launch tomorrow, Nicola Sturgeon is visiting a nursery this afternoon to announce a proposal to “transform” parental leave, by extending shared leave to 64 weeks at an increased rate, including 12 weeks’ ringfenced “daddy leave”. | |
| The proposal was welcomed by campaigners; Working Families has been calling for a similar scheme aimed at fathers for a long time, given the uptake of shared parental leave remains low and the evidence suggests that fathers who do have some leave from work with young children are more involved as their families grow up. The Westminster government is currently consulting on parental leave, although neither Tories nor Labour have proposed anything aimed directly at fathers in their manifestos. | |
| This follows a difficult interview for Sturgeon with Andrew Neil on the BBC last night, in which she was pressed hard on her economic plans for independence and the state of the Scottish NHS. | |
| Meanwhile Boris Johnson – writing in this morning’s Scottish Daily Mail ahead of his visit to Fife – has pledged that he would never allow another “chaotic and divisive” independence referendum, his strongest statement yet. | |
| This is what Jeremy Corbyn said in the Q&A (see 1.42pm) about antisemitism, and about what Ephraim Mirvis, the chief rabbi, said about Labour’s record. | |
| Q: How would you combat Islamophobia? | Q: How would you combat Islamophobia? |
| Q: Can you assure Muslim communities they would be safe? | Q: Can you assure Muslim communities they would be safe? |
| Corbyn says this arts centre is not far from Finsbury Park, where a far-right killer murdered a Muslim just near where Corbyn lives. After the attack happened, the imam from the mosque intervened to protect the attacker. | Corbyn says this arts centre is not far from Finsbury Park, where a far-right killer murdered a Muslim just near where Corbyn lives. After the attack happened, the imam from the mosque intervened to protect the attacker. |
| He says he would not tolerate attacks on mosques any more than attacks on any other places of worship. | He says he would not tolerate attacks on mosques any more than attacks on any other places of worship. |
| He says the Conservative party should address the Islamophobia problems they have in their own party. | He says the Conservative party should address the Islamophobia problems they have in their own party. |
| Islamophobia will always be challenged in any form in which it raises itself, he says. | Islamophobia will always be challenged in any form in which it raises itself, he says. |
| Jeremy Corbyn is now taking questions. (There was a suggestion earlier that there would not be a Q&A.) | Jeremy Corbyn is now taking questions. (There was a suggestion earlier that there would not be a Q&A.) |
| Q: If the chief rabbi thinks most Jews are worried about a Labour government, how can the wider public vote Labour? | Q: If the chief rabbi thinks most Jews are worried about a Labour government, how can the wider public vote Labour? |
| Q: There have been complaints about antisemitism during the whole of your time as Labour leader. You say you are addressing this. But you have not persuaded the chief rabbi. Why? | Q: There have been complaints about antisemitism during the whole of your time as Labour leader. You say you are addressing this. But you have not persuaded the chief rabbi. Why? |
| Q: Do you accept you have failed personally on this? | Q: Do you accept you have failed personally on this? |
| Corbyn repeats the point he made in his speech: there is no place for antisemitism in society, or in Labour, and there never will be. | Corbyn repeats the point he made in his speech: there is no place for antisemitism in society, or in Labour, and there never will be. |
| He says he has introduced processes in Labour to deal with this that were not there before. | He says he has introduced processes in Labour to deal with this that were not there before. |
| He wants to live in a country where people respect each other’s faiths. | He wants to live in a country where people respect each other’s faiths. |
| He wil have an open door as PM. So he invites the chief rabbi, and other faith leaders, to come and talk to him. | He wil have an open door as PM. So he invites the chief rabbi, and other faith leaders, to come and talk to him. |
| He says no faith community will be at risk under his government. He has spent his life fighting racism – including right out here, on Tottenham High Road. | He says no faith community will be at risk under his government. He has spent his life fighting racism – including right out here, on Tottenham High Road. |
| He says people with concerns should tell him about them, and engage. You only learn by engagement, he says. | He says people with concerns should tell him about them, and engage. You only learn by engagement, he says. |
| Butler says we need to be honest about what Britain did wrong in the past. | Butler says we need to be honest about what Britain did wrong in the past. |
| When people ask why people can’t get over this, they don’t realise how offensive that is. | When people ask why people can’t get over this, they don’t realise how offensive that is. |
| Turning to the Windrush scandal, she refers to the case of Hubert Howard, a Windrush victim who died recently without having had compensation or an apology. Butler says the system that created that injustice is still in place. | Turning to the Windrush scandal, she refers to the case of Hubert Howard, a Windrush victim who died recently without having had compensation or an apology. Butler says the system that created that injustice is still in place. |
| Butler is now talking about the value of diversity. | Butler is now talking about the value of diversity. |
| She says Norman Tebbit used to talk about the cricket test as a way of evaluating if people were loyal to the country. But this year England won the cricket World Cup with a team that included a West Indian, a Pakistani, a South African, a New Zealander and an Irishman. | She says Norman Tebbit used to talk about the cricket test as a way of evaluating if people were loyal to the country. But this year England won the cricket World Cup with a team that included a West Indian, a Pakistani, a South African, a New Zealander and an Irishman. |
| She says Labour will establish an independent review into the rise of the far right. | She says Labour will establish an independent review into the rise of the far right. |
| And it will ensure more black history is taught in schools. Because black history is British history, she says. | And it will ensure more black history is taught in schools. Because black history is British history, she says. |
| She says, within a month of taking power, Labour would launch a review into the shortage of BAME teachers in schools. | She says, within a month of taking power, Labour would launch a review into the shortage of BAME teachers in schools. |
| Jeremy Corbyn says he is just the warm-up act for Dawn Butler, the shadow minister for women and equalities. | Jeremy Corbyn says he is just the warm-up act for Dawn Butler, the shadow minister for women and equalities. |
| Butler takes to the stage. She says there are people trying to divide the country. She says a video has gone viral of a man and his children receiving antisemitic abuse on a train. It is unsettling to watch, she says. She says some of the people on the train did not intervene. But it was a woman in a hijab who intervened, she says. She says the woman said she knew what it was like to be abused like this. | Butler takes to the stage. She says there are people trying to divide the country. She says a video has gone viral of a man and his children receiving antisemitic abuse on a train. It is unsettling to watch, she says. She says some of the people on the train did not intervene. But it was a woman in a hijab who intervened, she says. She says the woman said she knew what it was like to be abused like this. |
| Butler says all forms of racism are wrong. | Butler says all forms of racism are wrong. |
| She says after Boris Johnson compared Muslim women to letterboxes the number of incidents of Islamophobia went up by 375%. | She says after Boris Johnson compared Muslim women to letterboxes the number of incidents of Islamophobia went up by 375%. |
| Corbyn says running through the Labour manifesto is the “golden thread” of a society that works for all and respects all. | Corbyn says running through the Labour manifesto is the “golden thread” of a society that works for all and respects all. |
| He is very proud to lead a party of diversity. And he would be proud to speak on the world stage on behalf of a country proud of its diversity, he says. | He is very proud to lead a party of diversity. And he would be proud to speak on the world stage on behalf of a country proud of its diversity, he says. |
| His manifesto can change lives for millions of people, he says. | His manifesto can change lives for millions of people, he says. |
| Corbyn says sometimes when people are challenged they are asked if they are “tolerant” of others. He does not like the word, he says. He prefers the idea of being respectful, he says. | Corbyn says sometimes when people are challenged they are asked if they are “tolerant” of others. He does not like the word, he says. He prefers the idea of being respectful, he says. |
| He says abuse has no place in our society. Attacks on people, and attacks on churches or synagogues or mosques, are attacks on all of us, he says. He says Labour would ensure there was full protection for places of worship. And attacks on places of worship would count as aggravated crimes, he says. | He says abuse has no place in our society. Attacks on people, and attacks on churches or synagogues or mosques, are attacks on all of us, he says. He says Labour would ensure there was full protection for places of worship. And attacks on places of worship would count as aggravated crimes, he says. |
| He says: | He says: |
| He says Labour has a rapid process for dealing with these complaints. That process is constantly being reviewed. And Labour supports educating people about the problem, he says. | He says Labour has a rapid process for dealing with these complaints. That process is constantly being reviewed. And Labour supports educating people about the problem, he says. |
| Corbyn says he wants to work with people of all faiths and none. It has always been his pride and his pleasure to do this, he says. In government, his door will be open to all faith leaders, he says. | Corbyn says he wants to work with people of all faiths and none. It has always been his pride and his pleasure to do this, he says. In government, his door will be open to all faith leaders, he says. |
| He says the chief rabbi will be very welcome, as will be the archbishop of Canterbury, and leaders from other faiths. | He says the chief rabbi will be very welcome, as will be the archbishop of Canterbury, and leaders from other faiths. |
| Corbyn says he thinks history may be the most important thing children learn at school. | Corbyn says he thinks history may be the most important thing children learn at school. |
| Labour would promote the emancipation education trust, to ensure that children learn more about slavery. It should not just be taught during black history month. It should be taught all year round, he says. | Labour would promote the emancipation education trust, to ensure that children learn more about slavery. It should not just be taught during black history month. It should be taught all year round, he says. |
| Corbyn says there is not proper BAME representations at the top of public life. There are only 25 black female professors in British universities. He says a Labour government would carry out a review to ensure BAME people are properly represented at the top of the education system. | Corbyn says there is not proper BAME representations at the top of public life. There are only 25 black female professors in British universities. He says a Labour government would carry out a review to ensure BAME people are properly represented at the top of the education system. |