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Labour adopted the IHRA definition in 2016. It was the four examples given along with IHRA which it ammended/changed. It has now adopted the full examples list.
However the Conservatives at the same period of time had not even adopted the IHRA definition.
Labour’s rulebook makes three references to antisemitism, whereas the Conservative code of conduct from December 2017 does not use the word once. But as it stands, we’ve yet to see any documents that make explicit reference to antisemitism or the IHRA definition of antisemitism. The Conservative party code of conduct does not expressly mention antisemitism once – let alone define it.
FactCheck: Conservative party rulebook doesn’t mention antisemitism
In July, we reported that the Conservative rulebook didn’t use the term antisemitism, despite Theresa May’s assertion that the party had adopted the IHRA definition. Just hours after we published our article, the Conservative party webpage seemed to have been quietly updated to include a mention of the IHRA that wasn’t there before.
FactCheck: Labour rulebook doesn’t mention IHRA antisemitism definition or examples
It became an issue because the media wanted it to become an issue. The media didn't report the IHRA definitions situation with the Conservative Party in the same way and also downplayed the Conservative Party's Islamophobia Islamophobia in the UK Conservative Party (1997–present) - Wikipedia |
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