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"Has any member of the Labour Party ever met a racist [in their] own CLP?", asks Michael Smith on Facebook. He certainly hasn't encountered any in his CLP, Milton Keynes North. /1 
Comrade Smith's post has provoked a good number of responses, nearly all asserting that they've never witnessed any racism in the party. The few who have seen any suggest that such racism, or accusations of it, only comes from Jewish Labour members. /2
Hang on, though. There are some familiar names in that thread, all of them denying that there's any racism or antisemitism in their CLPs. /3
Ian Humphries of East Devon CLP claims not to have encountered any racism. Could that be the same Ian Humphries whose antisemitism Labour MP @JessPhillips called out recently? The one who repeatedly posts antisemitic, Islamophobic and anti-migrant material from neo-Nazi sites? /4
And Charles Harding too. Is that the same Charles Harding who regularly comments in support of antisemitic conspiracy theories? More on comrade Harding's views here: link.medium.com/iuQiNCVKfV /5
Alan Maltman? That couldn't be the same Alan Maltman who believes the 9/11 terror attacks were orchestrated by Israel, could it? /6
And Jeff Bowler. I recall helping him out with his quest to find 'genuine antisemitism' a couple of months ago. See my blog article here: link.medium.com/M1wgsFsJfV /7
No doubt the original poster, Michael Smith, would be horrified to discover such prejudice among his friends. Or maybe not as he has quite a penchant for antisemitism and even Holocaust denial himself. /8
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I've made all the above points in Michael Smith's Facebook thread, but there's been no response from him or any of the other participants as yet. /9
Not even my citing comrade Smith's Holocaust denial posts has prompted a reply. I have, however, reported the issue to @UKLabour's complaints team (and also to @PeoplesMomentum) because antisemitic views like Smith's should not be acceptable in an antiracist party. /10
UPDATE: I am informed by Momentum that they took action to suspend Michael Smith today. That's within 24 hours of receiving the evidence I submitted regarding this person's antisemitic views and Holocaust denial advocacy. /11
