The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, delivers a speech at the official launch of Labour’s local election campaign in Manchester, Britain, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble
March 25, 2018
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, apologized on Sunday for anti-Semitism within his party, as he faced the prospect of protests over a perceived failure to act on such incidents in the past.
“We recognize that anti-Semitism has occurred in pockets within the Labour Party, causing pain and hurt to our Jewish community in the Labour Party and the rest of the country,” Corbyn said in a statement posted on Facebook.
(Reporting by William James; Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg)
