Lib Dems drop mayoral contender over antisemitic comment about Jack Straw

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Lib Dems drop mayoral contender over antisemitic comment about Jack Straw
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Geeta Sidhu-Robb said in 1997 she would ‘tell everyone Jack Straw is a Jew’ in response to Labour’s anti-Islam claim

, Sidhu-Robb apologised for her language in 1997, writing: “I am deeply ashamed of the ignorant and abusive language I used on one occasion in the 1997 General Election campaign. As shown in the footage, I instantly regretted my appalling behaviour, which I continue to do.

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