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| PM challenges Jeremy Corbyn over links to antisemitic extremists | PM challenges Jeremy Corbyn over links to antisemitic extremists |
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| David Cameron has used prime minister’s questions to relentlessly challenge the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, over his links to extremist groups with antisemitic views. | David Cameron has used prime minister’s questions to relentlessly challenge the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, over his links to extremist groups with antisemitic views. |
| The prime minister turned the weekly session on its head as he ignored Corbyn’s questions about domestic policy and instead demanded four times that he withdraw remarks relating to Hamas and Hezbollah. | The prime minister turned the weekly session on its head as he ignored Corbyn’s questions about domestic policy and instead demanded four times that he withdraw remarks relating to Hamas and Hezbollah. |
| Related: Cameron v Corbyn PMQs verdict: wretched 17 minutes for Corbyn | Related: Cameron v Corbyn PMQs verdict: wretched 17 minutes for Corbyn |
| “I’m afraid he is going to have to do this one more time,” Cameron said, in front of cheering Conservative MPs, who will hope the attack can maximise the party’s chances in tomorrow’s elections. “He referred to Hamas and Hezbollah as his friends – are they your friends or not? | “I’m afraid he is going to have to do this one more time,” Cameron said, in front of cheering Conservative MPs, who will hope the attack can maximise the party’s chances in tomorrow’s elections. “He referred to Hamas and Hezbollah as his friends – are they your friends or not? |
| “Because those organisations in their constitutions believe in persecuting and killing Jews, they are antisemitic organisations, they are racist organisations, he must stand up and say they are not his friends.” | |
| Corbyn repeatedly responded by saying Labour was an anti-racist party that would not tolerate antisemitism, but failed to directly withdraw his previous comments about Hamas and Hezbollah. | Corbyn repeatedly responded by saying Labour was an anti-racist party that would not tolerate antisemitism, but failed to directly withdraw his previous comments about Hamas and Hezbollah. |
| Instead, he said that he did not approve of either organisation, adding: “Anyone who commits racist acts or is antisemitic is not a friend of mine.” | |
| On the eve of the mayoralty elections in London, Cameron also laid into the Labour candidate, Sadiq Khan, who he accused of a “pattern of behaviour” in sharing platforms with individuals with extremist views. | On the eve of the mayoralty elections in London, Cameron also laid into the Labour candidate, Sadiq Khan, who he accused of a “pattern of behaviour” in sharing platforms with individuals with extremist views. |
| “He shared a platform with Sajil Shahid, the man who trained the ringleader of the 7/7 attacks and accused the US of bringing 9/11 on themselves. He shared a platform with an extremist who called for Jews to be drowned in the ocean.” | “He shared a platform with Sajil Shahid, the man who trained the ringleader of the 7/7 attacks and accused the US of bringing 9/11 on themselves. He shared a platform with an extremist who called for Jews to be drowned in the ocean.” |
| Shahid has reportedly called for violence against British troops and run a training camp in Pakistan where known terrorists learned how to make bombs and fire rocket-propelled grenades. | Shahid has reportedly called for violence against British troops and run a training camp in Pakistan where known terrorists learned how to make bombs and fire rocket-propelled grenades. |
| One of his “graduates” was said to be Mohammad Sidique Khan, who led the gang of four suicide bombers on the deadliest terrorist attack ever committed in Britain on 7 July 2005. | One of his “graduates” was said to be Mohammad Sidique Khan, who led the gang of four suicide bombers on the deadliest terrorist attack ever committed in Britain on 7 July 2005. |
| Corbyn hit back, accusing Cameron of smearing Khan, and pointing out that Sulaiman Ghani, who the prime minister previously highlighted as an extremist with links to the Labour mayoral hopeful, had also been pictured with the Conservative candidate, Zac Goldsmith. | Corbyn hit back, accusing Cameron of smearing Khan, and pointing out that Sulaiman Ghani, who the prime minister previously highlighted as an extremist with links to the Labour mayoral hopeful, had also been pictured with the Conservative candidate, Zac Goldsmith. |
| Cameron said Khan had appeared with Ghani nine times, and said he was a man who described women as subservient to men and who expressed unsavoury views about gay people. | Cameron said Khan had appeared with Ghani nine times, and said he was a man who described women as subservient to men and who expressed unsavoury views about gay people. |
| Cameron’s attack came after Corbyn became engulfed in an antisemitism crisis after his close political ally, Ken Livingstone, made controversial remarks about Hitler and Israel that resulted in him being suspended from the party. | Cameron’s attack came after Corbyn became engulfed in an antisemitism crisis after his close political ally, Ken Livingstone, made controversial remarks about Hitler and Israel that resulted in him being suspended from the party. |
| The Labour leader, who was accused of failing to act quickly enough in suspending his friend, set up an inquiry into antisemitism led by the former Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti. | The Labour leader, who was accused of failing to act quickly enough in suspending his friend, set up an inquiry into antisemitism led by the former Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti. |