UPROAR erupted as it emerged a Jewish Labour MP is facing two no confidence motions – days after party bosses vowed to crack down on anti-Semitism.
Luciana Berger, who had to have police guards at her party conference after receiving death and rape threats, is facing moves to oust her from her Liverpool constituency.
It comes days after Labour General Secretary Jennie Formby emailed Labour MPs to vow stamp out the racism.
Although the Corbyn ally later enraged backbenchers by telling them anti-Semitism could never be eliminated from the party, in a meeting on Monday night.
Ms Berger, 37, who is heavily pregnant, tore into her party leadership and said their response to the race hate “unacceptable”.
And now two motions of no confidence have been tabled against her by activists who slam her for daring to criticise Mr Corbyn.
Labour MPs rallied to her defence.
Ian Austin said: “It is outrageous that someone who has stood up for decent, mainstream Labour values and helped lead the fight against racism in the party, is being driven out in this way.
“If Jeremy Corbyn wants to keep the party together he needs to stand up and speak out and defend people like Luciana.”
Labour MP Wes Streeting, vice chairman of a parliamentary group on anti-Semitism, said the motions are “repulsive”.
He said: “Luciana Berger has been swamped with anti-Semitic abuse.
Her CLP should be passing motions of solidarity, not motions of no confidence.”
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JEREMY Corbyn suffered a double poll blow after “Don’t Know” was picked as a more popular option than him for PM and Labour is trailing seven points behind the Tories.
Four out of ten voters said Theresa May was the best person for PM, followed by 39 per cent who said they were unsure and Mr Corbyn on just 19 points.
Meanwhile 41 per cent of Brits said they would vote Conservative at the next election – up two points from last month.
Labour would get 24 per cent according to the poll – unchanged from January.
The Lib Dems are down one point on 10 per cent and 16 per cent would back other parties.
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While Labour MP Dame Margaret Hodge, who lost family in the Holocaust, accused the Labour leader of being anti-Semitic.
She said: “I think he has crossed that line and in his actions has demonstrated that he is being anti-Semitic and racist.
“I think he should apologise and reach out to the community and start to rebuild trust.”
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