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December 2, 2019updated 30 Sep 2022 8:40am

Jewish Chronicle rapped by IPSO over lack of evidence for claims about Labour activist

By Freddy Mayhew

The Jewish Chronicle has been ordered to publish a 1,300-word adjudication by press regulator the Independent Press Standards Organisation after it failed to produce evidence to support claims it made about a Labour activist.

IPSO’s Complaints Committee ruled that the Chronicle breached accuracy guidelines under the Editors’ Code of Practice in four articles published in print and online in February and March this year.

The articles, which reported on a “plot to oust” ex-Labour MP Louise Ellman – who stood down this year – and allegations she had been “bullied”, made a number of claims about activist Audrey White.

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