I went to my first ever demonstration last week. It was a very middle class affair, in Westminster Square, with a very polite gathering addressed by a number of Labour MPs.

I suspect the last time so many Labour MPs had addressed a rally in Westminster was when Jeremy Corbyn was under attack from his own MPs and Momentum organised a 2,000-strong rally of support for him.

They were successful and Jeremy Corbyn is still Labour leader, stronger than ever.

Last week’s event was organised by the Jewish community, deeply concerned by antisemitism in the Labour party.

The Labour MPs, many Jewish themselves, were supporting the claims that their party is not tackling this problem head on.

Jewish Labour peers and donors have been coming out in droves raising this issues and, in many cases, resigning from their party. The press has been obsessed by it for days, refreshing their copy with new stories of the problem within the Labour party.

Meanwhile left wing pundits have been trying to divert attention to others.

Hate of any type is, well, hateful. Discrimination against any person, be they black, white, Muslim, Jewish, Shinto, disabled, the wrong sex or sexual orientation, has been illegal for years.

Rightly so and ensuring that these laws are upheld is incredibly important.

My personal experience of the Labour party is not one that leads me to think it is institutional antiemetic.

I’ve always been impressed by Labour councillors and MPs that I have worked with over the years and whilst I have not always agreed with their politics, I have always been impressed by their determination, like councillors from all political parties, to work hard for everyone in their communities.

But Labour is changing and many of my friends in Labour feel marginalised and excluded.

It is not for me to pass judgement on Labour’s internal problems. I have read the press, like everyone else, but over the years I have grown to learn that reportage is not always a truly factual account of events – merely a story of impressions and commentary of behaviour.

Nonetheless, how people react to accusations is important – especially in a political party that in seeking to govern is asking to be the solution to all problems.

Labour has to show us how they can tackle their own issues of alleged antisemitism. They must convince voters that in tackling their internal problems, they can handle the countries problems. That’s democracy.