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Thread: We are happy to announce that we have retained James Libson & his team at Mishcon de Reya to assist us in pursuing our case with the EHRC. James Libson was part of the team that successfully defended Professor Deborah Lipstadt against Holocaust Denier David Irving. 
2. Yesterday's announcement by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission shows clearly that the Labour Party has a case to answer against the charge that it has become institutionally racist. This is a significant moment.
3. The EHRC has an extraordinarily high evidential threshold for launching such an investigation. This should put an end to the chorus of those who deny, diminish and obfuscate the scale and seriousness of anti Jewish racism.
4. The Labour Party is now only the second Party since the BNP to have been investigated by the equalities watchdog.
5. The Jewish Labour Movement - affiliated to the Party for 99 years - gathered clear evidence and put its case to EHRC as the Party has time and time again refused to respond to our requests, and those of the community, to put its own house in order.
6. We have always said that this is a problem of leadership and culture, as well as policy and process. The EHRC must shine a bright light into the dark recess of the Party and its membership if Labour is able to truly call itself a anti-racist Party again.
7. But we need your help... Pursuing this until the end will not be cheap and we need your help and the help of anyone who cares about the soul of our Labour Party to support our efforts. All of JLM's income comes from our members and supporters. jewishlabour.uk/ehrcfund
8. Submit new evidence.. Last year we asked members and supporters to tell us about instances of antisemitism that they have witnessed or experienced. These responses were invaluable in our original submission to the EHRC last year. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
9. We are asking for a new call for evidence to help us ensure that the EHRC can understand comprehensively the impact on you as Jewish Labour members.
10. Ask for your CLP's support... Yesterday, Holborn & St Pancras passed an emergency motion in support of JLM, welcoming the EHRC's investigation and calling for the Labour Party to release their response to the EHRC. Please consider submitting this to your CLP. ENDS.
