General election 2019 latest: rabbi and rappers intervene on deadline day

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Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
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The UK’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has warned voters that “the overwhelming majority of British Jews are gripped by anxiety” at the prospect of a majority Labour government.

In an article for The Times, Mirvis claims the Labour leadership’s response to anti-Semitism accusations has been “utterly inadequate”.

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