This article originally appeared in the Jewish Chronicle on 8 April
What serendipity that Labour’s new independent complaints system officially launched on the day marking Keir Starmer’s second anniversary as Labour leader at the start of the week.
Back in April 2020, with the uncertainty of Covid lockdown weighing on the whole country’s mind, Starmer’s acceptance speech nonetheless included an apology to the Jewish community for the stain of antisemitism in the Labour Party.
