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Baroness Jenny Tonge (screen capture: YouTube)
Baroness Jenny Tonge, who was suspended from the British Liberal Democrat party for anti-Israel rhetoric and has faced numerous accusations of anti-Semitism, will step down from the House of Lords on February 19, she said Thursday.
“I have always promised myself and my family that I would retire when I am 80 years old which is in mid- February. I informed the authorities some months ago,” she told the UK Jewish News. “Indeed I think many of us should retire from the Chamber at my age there are far too many people in the [House of] Lords.”
A controversial life peer who blamed the Israeli Government for anti-Semitism at British universities will resign this month.
Baroness Jenny Tonge, 79, is set to step down from her 15-year stint in the House of Lords after a petition calling for her expulsion gained 10,000 signatures online.
The former Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park was hit with allegations of anti-Semitism following a House of Lords debate last month.
She claimed incidents of discrimination against Jews are increasing because of the illegal actions of the Israeli Government - prompting Conservative peer Lord Polak to blast her for a career of repeating old, medieval tropes .
Ding Dong the Tonge is Gone
Ding Dong the Tonge is Gone
But it’s
really worth for the good news it represents.
Anti-Israel peer Baroness Jenny Tonge is to step down from the House of Lords on 19 February.
The politician who was kicked out of the Liberal Democrats over comments deemed to be antisemitic said she will however continue her activism for Palestinians.
Speaking to Jewish News, she said: “I have always promised myself and my family that I would retire when I am 80 years old which is in mid- February. I informed the authorities some months ago.”
Indeed I think many of us should retire from the Chamber at my age there are far too many people in the Lords.”