LABOUR under Jeremy Corbyn was riven by civil war and treated anti-Semitism as a ‘factional weapon’, a damning review says.
Racism and sexism were rife and the party was in such a state the UK had no effective opposition.
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party was rife with allegations of racism, sexism and antisemitism, a party review has found
The two main factions diverted campaign cash from, and briefed against, one another.
Barrister Martin Forde arrived at the conclusions after he was brought in to probe the leak of an anti-Semitism dossier.
He found a “wealth of evidence” of a “perceived widespread existence of discriminatory behaviours, based on religion, race, gender and sexual orientation”.
He said “deep-rooted factionalism” rendered Labour unable to participate constructively in the UK’s democratic process.
He said both wings seized on anti-Semitism allegations to attack the other rather than confront the “profoundly serious issue”.
Some Corbyn opponents saw it as a way to attack him, the report said, and moderates loathed him so much they diverted campaign resources in 2017 to help anti-Corbyn MPs keep their seats.
A Labour Party spokeswoman said: “The Forde Report details a party that was out of control.
“Keir Starmer is now in control and has made real progress in ridding the party of the destructive factionalism and unacceptable culture that did so much damage.”
