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(Jewish Group) British Labour John Mann, the country's anti-Semitism czar, resigns from Parliment
(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)A longtime British Labour Party lawmaker who serves as the country’s anti-Semitism czar announced his resignation from Parliament in protest of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s failure to act enough against rampant anti-Semitism in the party.
John Mann’s announcement on Saturday comes just weeks before likely snap Parliamentary elections. He has served as a Labour lawmaker since 2001. He told the London-based Jewish Chronicle that he would remain a member of the party.
“It’s my party. I want to see Corbyn resign from the leadership. And I want all the anti-Semites out. But I’m not resigning. Absolutely not. I will carry on this fight from within,” he said.
Though Mann is not Jewish, he has been a champion of the movement to combat anti-Semitism and has served as head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Anti-Semitism.
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