LABOUR leadership candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey has confessed her party failed on antisemitism and says Jeremy Corbyn “bears” responsibility.
The Corbynite admitted Labour had failed on dealing with the issue, and vowed to right the wrongs of her predecessor.
Appearing on Sophy Ridge on Sunday, the far-left MP also refused to rule out breaking up the union.
Ms Long-Bailey promised to adopt the pledges on tackling antisemitism that the Board of Deputies of British Jews have called on all Labour leadership candidates to adopt.
She said: I think we need to work very hard and very robustly, whoever the leader becomes to repair our relationship with the Jewish community.
I was absolutely devastated, as many of our members, were to knock on the doors of Jewish community members who said that just they didn’t trust the Labour Party anymore and we do need to work hard to rebuild that trust but that requires action.
In an astonishing attack on the party she fought to have elected, Ms Long-Bailey also claimed the process on dealing with antisemitism wasnt good enough.
She explained: I wasnt happy with the way our process was being run Ill be honest, I dont think we were dealing with complaints quickly enough and I think thats quite clear, Ive been quite vocal about that.
I also felt that there should have been a level of independence to the allegations, the way they were investigated.
I spoke to Jeremy about it, I spoke to the various members of the team, I spoke to various members of the NEC about that.
She also admitted Jeremy Corbyn does bear personal responsibility.
The 40-year-old added: He does and hes apologised and I think any Labour politician that leads the Labour Party should apologise again for what has happened because it has been unacceptable.
Her comments came in a car crash interview, where the Labour leadership hopeful revealed she was up for another Scotland referendum.
She said: I’m fully committed to the union and I don’t think that should be shaken in any way, but ultimately the people of Scotland need to make the case.
“Theyve got their own Parliament to determine whether they want to push that and that will be for me as a prime minister to review and to look at and I wouldn’t want to inhibit the democracy of people because thats one of the most fundamental pillars that we’re proud of in this country.
