Streeting says Corbyn has ‘no one to blame but himself’ for Labour election ban
Shadow health secretary highlights Corbyn's failure to accepted Equality of Human Rights Commission's 'damning verdict into antisemitism in the Labour Party'
Lee Harpin is the Jewish News's political editor
Wes Streeting has insisted Jeremy Corbyn has “no one to blame but himself” for being barred as a Labour candidate.
The shadow health secretary added Corbyn “won’t be missed” as the party’s Islington North representative.
He said:”It’s no point complaining to Keir Starmer or to the national executive committee for this sorry state of affairs.
“The only person who could have prevented this is Jeremy Corbyn.
“If he had accepted the Equality of Human Rights Commission’s damning verdict into antisemitism in the Labour Party, that put Labour next to the British National Party, the BNP, as only the second political party in history to be found breaking the law when it came to tackling racism within its ranks.
“If he’d taken responsibility for that, if he’d taken responsibilty for his leadership, which led us to the worst electoral defeat since 1935. If he’d shown any kind of remorse, contrition, reflection.
“If he wasn’t considered the albatross around the neck of Labour at the next general election things might have been different. Corbyn has no one to blame but himself.”
Speaking to Times Radio, Streeting added that if Corbyn’s friends and allies are upset about the situation they should “share that disappointment” with the former leader.
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