Helen and Stephen discuss the ongoing row over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, as well as the internal politics of the party's NEC elections and the possible deselection ballots against pro-Brexit MPs Kate Hoey and Frank Field. They also answer a popular listener question: will and should there be a “people's vote” on the exit deal Theresa May eventually strikes with the EU?

Further reading:

—Jon Lansman's obituary for Vladimir Derer.

—Stephen's blog on Pete Willsman.

—Could a Labour split stop Brexit?

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Labour's Anti-Semitism Row (part 94)