The Council has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism in full, including all of its examples.
The Definition was adopted on 17th October 2018.
This information was obtained after Campaign Against Antisemitism submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on 18th July 2021, to which the Council responded on 4th August 2021.
As part of its response, the Council provided minutes of a Council meeting on 17th October 2018, which show that the Definition was adopted.
The following are recent incidents relating to the Council’s officials or councillors that have been reported to us, however we recognise that antisemitism is chronically underreported and it is possible that there are incidents that have not been reported. To report an incident, please contact us.
Councillor David Morton, who was suspended from the Labour Party for allegedly sharing antisemitic content online, post suspension, liked a tweet questioning the number of Jews who died during the Holocaust.
Public Protection and Safety Officer, Stan Keable, Secretary of Labour Against the Witchhunt, who was sacked by the Council after participating in a counter-demonstration against a Jewish community protest against antisemitism in the Labour Party, won his job back.