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18 Nov, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Since I was elected Labour leader, I have made it my mission to root out antisemitism from the Labour Party.

I know that I will judged on my actions, not my words.
The disciplinary process does not have the confidence of the Jewish community.

That became clear once again yesterday.
It is the task of my leadership to fix what I have inherited. That is what I am resolute in doing and I have asked for an independent process to be established as soon as possible.

I’m the Leader of the Labour Party, but I’m also the Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn’s actions in response to the EHRC report undermined and set back our work in restoring trust and confidence in the Labour Party’s ability to tackle antisemitism.
In those circumstances, I have taken the decision not to restore the whip to Jeremy Corbyn. I will keep this situation under review.

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17 Nov
I know that this has been another painful day for the Jewish community and those Labour members who have fought so hard to tackle antisemitism.
 
I know the hurt that has been caused and the trauma people have felt.
Jeremy Corbyn's statement in response to the EHRC report was wrong and completely distracted from a report that identified unlawful conduct in our tackling of racism within the Labour Party. This should shame us all.
I will not allow a focus on one individual to prevent us from doing the vital work of tackling antisemitism.

When I stood as leader of the Labour Party, I was clear that my first priority would be to root out antisemitism. It still is.
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Congratulations to @JoeBiden on his election as President of the United States of America.

He ran a campaign on the values that we in the United Kingdom share - decency, integrity, compassion and strength.
And I want to congratulate @KamalaHarris on being elected Vice-President, the first woman of colour to take that role.
Their victory is one for hope and unity over dishonesty and division. Millions of Americans of all backgrounds and ages have come together to vote for a better, more optimistic future.
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No one would argue with putting in place local action to reduce the transmission of coronavirus.

But announcing measures affecting potentially millions of people late at night on Twitter is a new low for the government’s communications during this crisis.
When the government ended the daily press conferences, they said they would hold them for “significant announcements”, including local lockdowns. It’s hard to imagine what could be more significant than this.
For all the bluster, government has failed to deliver a functioning track and trace system that would spot local flare ups like these.
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30 May
Labour supported the lockdown and has always argued that restrictions need to be eased gradually and in a safe way.

The Government’s actions over the past ten days have made difficult decisions more risky.
First, ministers have not yet got a fully functioning test, track and trace system in place.

Second, the Government’s public health message has been undermined because the Prime Minister was too weak to take firm action against Dominic Cummings for breaking lockdown.
Ministers need to accept that mistakes have been made and do everything they now can to reduce the risks to public health. That should include three things.
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