Jeremy Corbyn, the shadow cabinet and more than 100 Labour MPs urged the Jewish Labour Movement not to disaffiliate from the party

An ally of Jeremy Corbyn directed that a Labour member who posted an antisemitic image from a far-right website should not face immediate suspension because they judged it was “anti-Israel, not anti-Jewish”, emails leaked to The Times reveal.

MPs challenged the Labour leadership last month over the case of Kayla Bibby, who posted an antisemitic image of an alien with the Star of David on its back grasping the Statue of Liberty by the face, suggesting control over the US.

The 33-year-old activist added the Facebook caption: “The most accurate photo I’ve seen all year!”

The image posted by the activist was captioned: “The most accurate photo I’ve seen all year!”

The case was examined last year and Ms Bibby, who attended Labour’s conference in September as a delegate from the Liverpool Riverside constituency, was let off with a warning.