Edwina Currie has accused former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone of hounding Jewish members out of the Labour get together.
Ms Currie believes the problems surrounding antisemitism is but to be resolved inside the get together.
In 2018, Mr Livingstone introduced that he was resigning from the get together, saying the problems round his suspension for alleged antisemitism had develop into a distraction.
Talking on GB Information’ Dan Wootton Tonight after Mr Livingstone mentioned "For a century the Labour Get together was the political homeland for Britain’s Jewish neighborhood”
However Ms Currie responded with: “But it surely isn’t anymore and it definitely wasn’t if you have been in it Ken.
“You ended up having a stand-up row with John Mann within the BBC really, on the steps.
“You made a few of your personal colleagues so livid they could not wait to see you out.
“You and folks such as you hounded out among the most venerable and veteran Jewish MPs like Louise Ellman, we noticed Luciana Berger being barracked after they got here to a convention.
“It was terrible, completely terrible what was taking place, and I did not hear a phrase of
“I heard what you mentioned at the start of your remarks, that it was all exaggerated.
“It wasn't in any respect exaggerated and it has not but been resolved even after you and folks like you've got thrown out of the get together.”
Mr Livingstone has repeatedly denied all allegations of antisemitism.
Her feedback come after Mr Livingstone was requested by Dan whether or not the hard-left ought to be cleared out of Labour.
To which he replied: “This has been ramped up as a result of they concern the election of a Labour Authorities.
“I joined the Labour Get together again in 1969, in all that point I’ve by no means heard anybody make an antisemitic remark.
“Actually the week I used to be suspended, 80 Jewish Labour Get together members printed a letter int The Guardian saying in all their a whole bunch of years within the get together, they'd by no means heard or seen something antisemitic.
“As a result of if you happen to’re antisemitic you’re not going to affix the Labour Get together."
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