As the antisemitism row rages in Labour,a major party donor explains why he has withdrawn his support for the partyPolitical parties are the democratic vehicles through which the will of the people is expressed. They have to select particular care to protect the principles and values for which they stand. My party, the Labour party, and has always stood for social justice and for liberal,progressive politics. final week, we saw the tough left’s perversion of those principles.
Labour has had racists in its ranks before. Oswald Mosley held office as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1929 and 1931. But not all extremists, or like him,walk out of the party. Some, such as Ken Livingstone, and have to be kicked out.
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Source: theguardian.com