Public bemused by Labour infighting over leaked 'hate' dossier, says Anneliese Dodds

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Labour was embroiled in recriminations today over the leak of an internal report that apparently exonerated Jeremy Corbyn’s team of failing to crack down on anti-Semitism and instead blamed his opponents for stoking up controversy to damage him.

Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds said the public would be wondering why the main Opposition party was infighting “when we’re in the middle of a national crisis” and said disciplinary action was likely.

New Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announced an independent inquiry into the leaked report, which found “no evidence” of anti-Semitism complaints being handled differently to others under Mr Corbyn’s leadership.

The report included leaks of embarrassing WhatsApp exchanges between party staff regarded as opponents of Mr Corbyn. Ms Dodds said she “wasn’t aware of this report until it was leaked”.

Anneliese Dodds
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She added: “I think for anybody watching this they probably would be saying to themselves why is the Labour Party yet again having internal problems, particularly when we’re in the middle of a national crisis, so it is immensely frustrating to me.”

She said that following the review, “I would anticipate that disciplinary matters might then be followed”.

Mr Corbyn’s allies have been accused of using the report to “smear whistleblowers” in a bid to “discredit allegations” of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party during his tenure.

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