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cali

(114,904 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2013, 01:49 PM Mar 2013

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Labour Peer imprisoned for reckless driving blames Jews, gets suspended from Labour Party

A Labour peer has reportedly blamed Jewish-owned media organisations for his imprisonment for dangerous driving.

The Labour Party has suspended Lord Ahmed while it investigates the comments reported in the Times.

The peer, jailed for sending a text message shortly before his car was involved in a fatal crash, said Jewish owners of "newspapers and TV channels" had put pressure on the court, according to the newspaper.

Lord Ahmed has declined to comment.

In a statement, the Labour Party said it "deplores and does not tolerate any sort of racism or anti-Semitism".

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21783467

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Labour Peer imprisoned for reckless driving blames Jews, gets suspended from Labour Party (Original Post) cali Mar 2013 OP

Some things never go out of style! Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #1

You know it's bad when sharp_stick Mar 2013 #2

Behind the Aegis

(53,959 posts)

1. Some things never go out of style!

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Thu Mar 14, 2013, 02:10 PM

Mar 2013

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

2. You know it's bad when

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 02:10 PM

Mar 2013

your fallback position for shitty driving is "It's the Jews fault".

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