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The shadow international trade secretary insisted that while Jeremy Corbyn has “shortcomings”, he would have been a “kind and radical” prime minister. But Conservative MP James Cleverly described his comments as “absolutely shocking” in a showdown on BBC Question Time. Ms. Thornberry said: “I have known Jeremy for a long time, over 15 years.
“He is a deputy from the neighboring district to me and I think that if he had been prime minister, he would have been radical, kind and deeply principled.
“He had shortcomings and one of them was that he allowed his own personal feelings to get in the way, he felt that he was personally under attack on the issue of anti-Semitism.
“He couldn’t take a step back and take an objective view and make good decisions.
“That was a deep weakness and that is something he knows.”
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BBC presenter Fiona Bruce asked: “Do you think he will ever apologize for what the EHRC called ‘leadership failures’?”
Ms. Thornberry continued: “I don’t know, I don’t think it’s right for me to speculate.
“I certainly hope he will and take this opportunity to think, but we have to move on and find a solution.”
Mr. Cleverly chimed in: “That’s absolutely shocking. How much evidence do you need?
Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to prevent Corbyn from sitting as a Labor MP despite his reinstatement as a party member has reignited civil war on the opposition benches.
Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds said a “politicized” disciplinary process resulted in Corbyn’s reinstatement to the party after his suspension, imposed following a damning report on the handling of anti-Semitism in the Labor Party, was lifted. on Tuesday.
Labor leader Sir Keir said Wednesday morning that he would not restore the whip, meaning Corbyn will remain seated as an independent MP and will not be part of the Parliamentary Labor Party.
Former Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, a Corbyn ally, questioned whether Sir Keir would ever have been elected leader if members knew how he would act against his predecessor.
He said excluding Corbyn was “wrong” and that Sir Keir’s actions “were no way to unite the party.”
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