Frank Field resigns Labour whip over anti-Semitism row

In a letter to Labour's chief whip Nick Brown released today, Field said he was quitting over "current excuses for the party's toleration of anti-Semitism", and called on Labour to regain its position as being the leading force against racism in this country. He added that the leadership needed to "recognise the culture of nastiness, bullying, and intimidation that it has allowed to grow unchecked and expel local members whose public conduct is simply disgraceful". In full: Frank Field's resignation letter, in which he suggests Britain fought Nazi Germany to "banish" type of views e...