Labour antisemitism row: Corbyn under fire over Karie Murphy peerage nomination
Party leader criticised over nomination amid investigation by Equality and Human Rights Commission
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.
Murphy’s name emerged in the Sunday Times as one of several put forward by Corbyn – together with those of his former deputy, Tom Watson, and the outgoing Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow.