Jeremy Corbyn is facing fresh questions over his pledge to stamp out anti-Semitism in Labour after an activist accused of repeatedly publishing anti-Semitic tropes was selected as one of the party’s candidates in next month’s council elections.
The Telegraph can disclose that Sameh Habeeb, who founded and edited The Palestine Telegraph, a journal criticised for publishing conspiracy theories about Jews, is being put forward as a Labour council candidate in Northwood, north-west London.
The disclosure comes as the Labour Party faces a barrage of questions of its response to anti-Semitism.
One of Labour's biggest private donors launched a bitter attack on the party's failure to deal with the problem...