Labour accused of still not engaging with ‘hierarchy of racism’ claims

Author of report into party’s culture voices concern antisemitism is taken more seriously than other forms of racism

Labour has been accused of still not fully engaging with claims that anti-black racism and Islamophobia were not taken as seriously as antisemitism by the senior lawyer who carried out a report into the party’s culture.

Martin Forde KC, who was commissioned by Keir Starmer to investigate allegations of bullying, racism and sexism, expressed concern about the party enabling a “hierarchy” of racism.