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| Labour suspends Lord Ahmed over alleged Jewish conspiracy comments | Labour suspends Lord Ahmed over alleged Jewish conspiracy comments |
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| Labour has suspended one of its peers as it launched an investigation into allegations that he blamed a Jewish conspiracy for his imprisonment for dangerous driving. | Labour has suspended one of its peers as it launched an investigation into allegations that he blamed a Jewish conspiracy for his imprisonment for dangerous driving. |
| According to the Times, Lord Ahmed blamed his prison sentence – for sending text messages shortly before his car was involved in a fatal crash – on pressure placed on the courts by Jews "who own newspapers and TV channels". | According to the Times, Lord Ahmed blamed his prison sentence – for sending text messages shortly before his car was involved in a fatal crash – on pressure placed on the courts by Jews "who own newspapers and TV channels". |
| The Muslim peer allegedly told an Urdu-language broadcast in Pakistan that the judge who jailed him for 12 weeks was appointed to the high court after helping a "Jewish colleague" of Tony Blair during an important case. | The Muslim peer allegedly told an Urdu-language broadcast in Pakistan that the judge who jailed him for 12 weeks was appointed to the high court after helping a "Jewish colleague" of Tony Blair during an important case. |
| Following publication of the remarks in the Times on Thursday, a Labour spokesman said: "The Labour party deplores and does not tolerate any sort of antisemitism. | Following publication of the remarks in the Times on Thursday, a Labour spokesman said: "The Labour party deplores and does not tolerate any sort of antisemitism. |
| "Following reports in the Times today we are suspending Lord Ahmed pending an investigation." | "Following reports in the Times today we are suspending Lord Ahmed pending an investigation." |
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