Labour anti-Semitism row re-erupts as Margaret Hodge is triggered for full selection process

Hodge's trigger ballot provokes strong reactions on all sides of the party.

Margaret Hodge has become the second Labour MP to be triggered by her local Labour party to face a full parliamentary selection process, as the party’s ongoing row over anti-Semitism comes to a dramatic head.

Hodge, a Labour veteran who has been the MP for Barking since 1994, has been a prominent critic of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the party, and one of the most vocal campaigners against its handling of allegations of anti-Semitism.