WATCH: Hodge stands by antisemitism criticism of Corbyn

Labour MP Margaret Hodge defended her attack on Jeremy Corbyn over antisemitism on Radio 4’s Today programme this morning.

Hodge reportedly told the Labour leader he was a “racist” and an “antisemite” in the chamber last week after Labour’s NEC agreed on a new code of conduct that – according to critics – fails to adopt the full International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism including all the examples.

The Labour MP today said that “by refusing to adopt the [IHRA] definition in full, of what antisemitism is, he’s put himself in the position that he’s perceived by many to be antisemitic” and emphasised that action, rather than words, is needed.

.@margarethodge defends her attack on @jeremycorbyn over anti-Semitism #r4today pic.twitter.com/Rt8wpq3WUJ

— BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) July 23, 2018