Labour accused of still not engaging with ‘hierarchy of racism’ claims

Martin Forde KC said no one from Labour had engaged with him after he published his report into the party’s factionalism. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

Labour has been accused of still not fully engaging with claims that anti-black racism and Islamophobia were not taken as seriously as antisemitism by the senior lawyer who carried out a report into the party’s culture.

Martin Forde KC, who was commissioned by Keir Starmer to investigate allegations of bullying, racism and sexism, expressed concern about the party enabling a “hierarchy” of racism.