Welcome to FT Politics, a weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times.

I'm Sebastian Payne. In this episode

we'll be discussing the two big stories that have dominated throughout the summer,

Labor's anti-Semitism travails and the Brexit stalemate eating up the Conservatives.

I'm delighted to be joined by Alex Barker, our Brussels Bureau Chief, White or Editor James

Blitz, Chief Political Correspondent Jim Picard, and Deputy Pined

Ed to Miranda Green.

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So after our summer,

Westminster returns with a great sense of deja vu.

The Labour Party tried to focus on domestic policy throughout August,

but it was all derailed by a constant stream of stories about anti-Semitism,

and once again, Jeremy Corbyn's past actions, speeches and interviews.

The rather well to adopt the IHRA's full definition came to a head this week with

the party's ruling National Executive Committee giving it the thumbs up.

And on top of all that, more MPs are facing no confidence votes while talk of a new center party emerging is growing.

So Jim Picard, let's have just a brief recap in August that it's silly seasons, quite season in in Westminster Parliament isn't sitting so

there's an opportunity for opposition to do things a bit differently in Labour's

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