Labour’s\u00a0leadership does not understand anti-Semitism, the party’s London mayoral candidate has said as he criticised Jeremy Corbyn for not stopping \u201cunacceptable\u201d racism against Jews from some members.<\/p>\n

Sadiq Khan<\/p>\n

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said recent high-profile incidents of anti-Semitism in Labour should be a “badge of shame” for the party and called for members of the ruling body to be retrained in what constitutes discrimination.<\/p>\n

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The Tooting MP also directly challenged his leader to take a “tougher stance” on the issue, saying he was \u201cembarrassed\u201d by the party\u2019s record and demanding it was time not just to “talk the talk” but “walk the walk”<\/p>\n

The comments marked a concerted effort by Mr Khan to win over Jewish voters concerned at a spate of anti-Semitic rants from Labour members and rows among students have made recent national headlines.<\/p>\n

Baroness Royall is leading a party inquiry into anti-Semitisim after the chairman of the Oxford University Labour Club resigned claiming that a “large proportion” of its members had “some kind of problem with Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Khan joined Zac Goldsmith, the Tory MP for Richmond Park & North Kingston, and other London mayoral candidates for a hustings with the Jewish community in north London.<\/p>\n

Before the event, co-hosted by the London Jewish Forum and Jewish News at JW3, some attendees distributed printouts attacking Mr Khan’s alleged links to anti-Semites titled “do you know what Sadiq\u00a0Khan said?”<\/p>\n

Addressing concerns in his opening remarks, Mr Khan said: “It is unacceptable for 2016 that there is anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. It is with sorrow that I wear that badge of shame.<\/p>\n

“We need to walk the walk not simply talk the talk. There should be no hierarchy when it comes to racism. Racism is racism.<\/p>\n

“And if it means members of my party – senior members including members of the NEC – being trained on what anti-Semitism is then so be it.”<\/p>\n

Labour’s National Executive Committee is the party’s ruling body as includes Jeremy Corbyn, the leader, and Kev Livingstone, the former London mayor, among others.<\/p>\n

Mr Khan later went further, calling on Mr Corbyn himself to do more to tackle anti-Semitism in the party, when candidates were asked if their leader was a \u201chelp or hindrance\u201d to getting elected.<\/p>\n

Mr Khan, who nominated Mr Corbyn for leader but has put distance between themselves since becoming Labour\u2019s candidate for mayor, said: \u201cJeremy Corbyn is not on the ballot paper. Nor is David Cameron. Nor is Boris Johnson. …”<\/p>\n

He added: “Let me be absolutely clear. I am embarrassed and sorrowful about the state of our party. I think the Labour leader could have taken a tougher stance and needs to take a tougher stance.”<\/p>\n

The comments increase pressure on Mr Corbyn to take swifter action against members who are found to have made anti-Semitic posts on social media.<\/p>\n

Louise Ellman, a Labour MP and vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel, made a similar call during a broadcast interview on Sunday.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cThe leader has spoken out clearly that he is against anti-Semitism but it is not just about words, there has got to be some action, and we haven’t seen enough of that.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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