Labour drops investigation into Margaret Hodge over anti-Semitism row with Jeremy Corbyn
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- 07 Aug 2021
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Labour has dropped an investigation into an angry confrontation between Jeremy Corbyn and a senior MP over anti-Semitism.
Ex-minister Dame Margaret Hodge, who Jewish and lost family members in the Holocaust, reportedly shouted the Labour leader after a heated party meeting last month.
Witnesses said Dame Margaret called Mr Corbyn an "anti-Semite and a racist" in an extraordinary exchange in the House of Commons.
The next morning, Mr Corbyn’s spokesman said “action will be taken” against the veteran MP.
But the Mirror now understands Labour's General Secretary Jennie Formby today wrote to Dame Margaret to tell her the investigation had been ended, with no action to be taken.
A Labour Party source said the climbdown followed Dame Margaret writing to the Chief Whip "expressing regret" for the manner in which she raised her views.
But Dame Margaret tweeted: "Just to be clear: there have been no apologies - on either side."
She added: “I’m pleased that the Labour Party has finally dropped their ‘action’ against me.
"After 55 years of [Labour Party] membership, going after me instead of addressing the issue was wrong.
"In 2018 anti Semitism that has again reared its ugly head and the campaign against it goes on.”
Dame Margaret called for the party to adopt the internationally recognised IHRA definition of anti-Semitism in full in order to “rebuild trust” with the Jewish community.
