Jeremy Corbyn has finally apologised for his decision to question the removal of an anti-Semitic mural and described it as " the socialism of fools".
Writing to Jewish leaders, Mr Corbyn promised to be a "militant opponent of anti-Semitism" as he admitted that hostility to Jews had "surfaced" during his leadership of the Labour Party.
In the letter, Mr Corbyn apologised for the “pain and hurt to Jewish members of our Party and to the wider Jewish community in Britain”, adding that Labour would have a zero-tolerance approach moving forward.
"While the forms of anti-Semitism expressed on the far Right of politics are easily detectable, such as Holocaust denial, there needs to be a deeper understanding...