British Police Investigate Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in Labour

Demonstrators take part in protests outside a meeting of the National Executive of Britain's Labour Party, discussing the party's definition of anti-Semitism, in London, on Sept. 4, 2018. Henry Nicholls/Reuters

LONDON—British police said on Nov. 2, they had launched an investigation into alleged anti-Semitic hate crimes within the opposition Labour Party, after a report that Labour itself had found evidence of party members threatening politicians.

In recent years, Labour has been accused of harbouring anti-Semitism and Jewish groups have accused Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of not taking the problem seriously enough.