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New Labour MP Michael Shanks reveals he quit party in protest at Corbyn antisemitism failure

Shanks, who won the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, said he left Labour at the time because 'it became difficult to look my Jewish friends in the eye'

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RUTHERGLEN, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 06: Labour Party leader Keir Starmer joined MP-elect Michael Shanks to celebrate Shanks' victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election on October 6, 2023 in Rutherglen, Scotland. Labour won the parliamentary seat with nearly 60 percent of the vote. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 8: Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom talks with others in the meeting on September 8, 2023 in London, England. Labour's six Metro Mayors and the Leader of the Labour Party met with candidates Richard Parker (West Mids) and Claire Ward (East Mids) ahead of Midlands Mayoral Elections due to take place next May. (Photo by Belinda Jiao/Getty Images)

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 11: Jeremy Corbyn looks on during a Q&A session at the Fairfield Ship Building Museum in Govan, Glasgow on May 11, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

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Israeli settlers lift national flags during a protest by left-wing Israeli activists and Palestinians waving Palestinian flags and banners against Israeli occupation and settlement activity in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, on March 17, 2023. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

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Britain's main opposition Labour Party shadow Home Secretary Dianne Abbott addresses a demonstration against the threat of war on Iran, in Trafalgar Square, central London on January 11, 2020, - Iran said January 11, 2020, that it had unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week outside Tehran killing 176 people, calling it an "unforgivable mistake". (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 04: Former Labour Mayor of London, Ken Kivingstone arrives at Church House on April 4, 2017 in London, England. Mr Livingstone is facing a hearing to determine his future as a member of the Labour Party, following his suggestion that 'Adolf Hitler had supported Zionism'. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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