Corbyn aide 'facing libel case from Rachel Riley' gets job in Labour's ...

Corbyn aide 'facing libel case from Countdown's Rachel Riley' over Jeremy Corbyn tweet lands a new job in Labour's COMPLAINTS department Corbyn aide Laura Murray is understood to have been seconded to help deal with an increase in anti-Semitism allegations She is at the centre of a libel case brought by Countdown presenter Ms Riley over tweets posted after an incident in which Mr Corbyn was allegedly egged

By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline

Published: 20:29 GMT, 4 March 2019 | Updated: 20:30 GMT, 4 March 2019

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An advisor to Jeremy Corbyn who is being sued for libel by Countdown presenter Rachel Riley has been been given a new job in the Labour Party - in its complaints department.

Laura Murray, the stakeholder manager to the leader of the opposition, is understood to have been seconded to help deal with anti-Semitism allegations that have come in recent weeks.

But it is believed her new role will not involve ruling on any disciplinary matters, with a Labour source saying it was 'standard procedure to reallocate resources from one part of the organisation when another part of the party comes under strain'.

Ms Murray is at the centre of a libel

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