«Breaking News» Shadow chancellor John McDonnell in live TV anti-Semitism bust up with furious LABOUR backbenchers

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell was involved in a furious bust-up with two senior Labour backbenchers live on television last night after defending the handling of a previous anti-Semitism case.

Jeremy Corbyn's right-hand man was caught up in a fiery exchange with Lisa Nandy and Wes Streeting on ITV's Peston over the suspension of his former aide, the Bradford MP Naz Shah in 2016.

Mrs Shah, who beat George Galloway for the Bradford West seat at the 2015 election, shared an image on Twitter in August 2014 which called for Israel to be relocated to the US and claimed this would be the 'solution for Israel-Palestine conflict'.

She was subsequently suspended from the party, sacked as a parliamentary private secretary to Mr McDonnell and forced to make a grovelling apology.

John McDonnell told ITV's Peston the way the party dealt with the 2016 case of Naz Shah, his former aide, was 'a shining example' of how to deal with anti-Semitism

But former shadow minister Lisa Nandy (left) said that Mrs Shah was only suspended after pressure from Labour MPs on Jeremy Corbyn's reluctant top team

Mr McDonnell tried to claim on Wednesday night that the way she was dealt with was 'a shining example' of how to deal with anti-Semitism and that he had deal with it himself.

But Wigan MP Ms Nandy, who was shadow energy minister at the time, said this was 'not true'.

In heated exchanges broadcast live online she told the shadow chancellor: 'I was in the shadow cabinet and I was trying to get answers out of the leader's office.

'I was live on telly being asked questions about it - it had been going on at that point for 24 hours and no action had been taken and the official line coming out of the party was 'we will draw a line on it'.

'And that changed under pressure from the shadow cabinet and members of the PLP (Parliamentary Labour Party).'

Mr McDonnell replied: 'No you're wrong, I took that decision.'

The row later spilled onto Twitter when Mr McDonnell's former advisor James Mills pitched in, saying: 'I was with John when this decision was taken - he's telling the truth.

'I like Wes & Lisa, so nothing personal at all, they just don't have all the details on this specific case.'

Ms Nandy replied: 'The fact we're still not telling the truth about this is desperate. A decision was taken not to act.

'After sustained pressure it was reluctantly reversed. It matters because three years later it's still happening.'

 The Labour trio were on Peston to discuss the suspension of  Jeremy Corbyn ally Chris Williamson after footage in which he said the party was 'too apologetic' about anti-Semitism sparked widespread fury.

Mr Wiulliamson has brazenly insisted 'there is no evidence against me' after Labour finally bowed to enormous pressure to suspend him during a furious row over anti-Semitism.

The Derby North MP, who faces an official investigation that could see him kicked out of the party, vowed to clear his name after footage in which he said the party was 'too apologetic' sparked widespread fury.  

Mr Williamson told his supporters 'change is coming' in a Twitter post which included a bizarre link to a US Civil Rights era song which tells listeners: 'Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on'. He also thanked them for their 'incredible solidarity'. 

The MP was forced to issue a grovelling apology on Wednesday after footage emerged of him saying Labour had been 'too apologetic' over anti-Semitism. 

 

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