In a cross-party report agreed unanimously without division, the Home Affairs Committee calls on all political leaders to tackle the growing prevalence of this pernicious form of hate. It notes that "the failure of the Labour Party consistently to deal with antisemitic incidents in recent years risks lending force to allegations that elements of the Labour movement are institutionally anti-Semitic", but stresses that all parties must examine whether the Committee's recommended reforms should be applied to their own processes for training and disciplining their members and activists.
The Committee's short inquiry into antisemitism looks at whether prejudice against the Jewish community has increased and the particular dangers facing Jewish people arising from terrorism.
Witnesses Tim Farron MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats; Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, UK Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues and former Conservative Party Chairman (at 2.45pm).
Witnesses Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; Sir Mick Davis, Chairman, Jewish Leadership Council, and Mark Gardner, Director of Communications, Community Security Trust (at 2.00pm); John Mann MP, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism (at 2.45pm).