Kim Johnson: Labour MP apologises for calling Israeli government 'fascist'

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The BBC has been told she was told to apologise by party whips for the remarks, described as "unacceptable" by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's spokesman.
She added that the comments were an "insult" to the legacy of Dame Louise Ellman, Ms Johnson's predecessor as Liverpool Riverside MP who temporarily quit Labour over the party's handling of antisemitism allegations under former leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Momentum is calling for the reinstatement of Mr Corbyn, whom Sir Keir suspended as a Labour MP in 2020 after a long running row about antisemitism.
Mr Corbyn was suspended for saying the scale of antisemitism within Labour had been "dramatically overstated" by opponents, in his reaction to a watchdog's report on how the party had handled allegations of anti-Jewish prejudice within the party.