Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for nominating his former chief of staff Karie Murphy for a peerage while the party is still being investigated over its handling of antisemitism. “I personally don’t know Karie Murphy well at all. The Jewish Labour Movement issued a statement after the news of Murphy’s nomination emerged, saying it had written to the House of Lords Appointments Commission, which scrutinises candidates, “with concerns relating to Karie Murphy, among others”. His elevation to the upper house had been rumoured at Westminster ever since the notably warm exchange of letters between him and the Labour leader when he resigned. The row prompted Ed Miliband to overhaul Labour’s relationship with the unions, including introducing new rules for electing the party’s leader that paved the way for Corbyn’s victory two years later.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2020 11:37 UTC