Following his encounters with Holocaust survivors and witnessing the Labour Party facing accusations of anti-Semitism under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, Ian Austin, a former Labour Party member and MP, decided to leave the party due to its tolerance of anti-Semitism.

At the AJC Global Forum 2019, British Members of Parliament Joan Ryan and Ian Austin discussed the issue of anti-Semitism within the UK Labour Party, emphasizing their efforts to combat this pervasive problem.