Sir Keir Starmer defended his judgement after Labour suspended two parliamentary candidates over their remarks about Israel.
The Labour leader spoke to BBC Breakfast on Friday morning, 16 February, following a tumultuous week for the party.
“I did something that no leader of the Labour party has ever done before, which is to remove a candidate in a by-election where they cannot be replaced because I was so determined to take decisive action in relation to anti-semitism,” the Labour leader said.
Mr Starmer has faced backlash for the speed of his decision after a damaging 48 hours in which he initially backed Azhar Ali over anti-semitic comments, before changing his mind.
