The leader of the British Labour Party, Keir Starmer, has assured Wednesday that the former secretary general of the party Jeremy Corbyn will not run as a candidate for the party in the next general election in the United Kingdom.
In an attempt to renew the party’s image under his leadership, Starmer, who had previously advocated vetoing any attempt by Corbyn to run in such a process, has now publicly stated that it is not an option.
«Let me be clear. Jeremy Corbyn will not stand in the next election as Labour’s candidate,» he has asserted before stating that «the party is not going back to the past and Jeremy Corbyn will not stand.»
His words come at an «important» moment for Labour after the Equality Commission for Human Rights in the United Kingdom now noted that the formation has taken appropriate measures to address anti-Semitism after the controversy unleashed when Corbyn was at the helm.
In this regard, Starmer has stressed that the Labor Party «has changed» and has become a party that «submits itself to the scrutiny of public opinion.» «From a party of dogma to a party of patriotism,» he has asserted, according to a message on his Twitter account.
«Anti-Semitism is evil, and no political party that cultivates it deserves to have any power. I am proud to lead a team and a party that works tirelessly to root it out. I will not rest until I finish the work involved in changing the party and the country for the better,» he has asserted.
«Under my leadership there will be zero tolerance for anti-Semitism, racism and any kind of discrimination,» said Starmer, who has asked Corbyn’s main supporters to leave the party if they wish to do so and if they do not agree with his position on this issue, according to information from the newspaper ‘The Guardian’.
Corbyn was at the head of the formation for five years but resigned after poor election results in 2019. He was subsequently sidelined but hoped to be readmitted to stand for re-election as a Labour candidate. If he were to stand as an independent candidate it could pose a dilemma for the party’s rank and file.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
