RUSHES: EHRC Labour Party antisemitism report: Keir Starmer press conference

EHRC Labour Party antisemitism report: Keir Starmer press conference; ENGLAND: London: Westminster: INT Press conference part 4 of 6 Sir Keir Starmer MP (Labour Leader) question and answer session SOT. Q - Corbyn oversaw a period of 'discrimination and harassment' - you need to throw him out of the party? - Collective failure of leadership - clear and painful - I intend to implement all those recommendations and tackle the culture change that needs to happen in our party We will look at all cases and part of the challenge has to been to speed up the process - More been determined in the last 6 months than in whole 2019 - We will look at all of the cases and ensure they are dealt with quickly. Q - What support did you give to Luciana Berger when she left the party in Feb 2019? How many times did you speak to her? And when did you last speak to her? - I am on record on having spoken out against anti-Semitisim. I have spoken to a number of people who have left the party. I spoke to Luciana last night. Q - Would you welcome back Luciana, Louise, Ian Austin etc? I can't speak for them but the test I have set for myself - I hope that she and others will take comfort that we have taken last month and will take. I will be judged by what I do, not just by what I say. Labour Party needs to be a place where those who have left are welcome back to. I want to ensure that they feel Labour is a safe place for them to return to