Corbyn Says Sorry for Labour's `Real' Antisemitism Problem
- Labour leader makes second attempt in three days to end row
- Board of Deputies of British Jews rejects latest overture
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U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn apologized to Britain’s Jewish community for the “real” problem of antisemitism in the nation’s main opposition as he sought to contain a row that threatens to undermine support for his party.
“I acknowledge there is a real problem of antisemitism that Labour is working to overcome,” Corbyn said on Sunday in a video message on his official YouTube channel. “I am sorry for the hurt that has been caused to many Jewish people.”