The UK’s both major political parties are facing serious criticism over their failure to address antisemitism and Islamophobia in their ranks in the wake of upcoming general election to be held on December 12. The issue of Islamophobia and antisemitism had badly affected the image of the Conservative and labour party despite their leadership claims about rooting out all from of racism from their parties. The Labour party has been criticised by the UK chief rabbi claiming the party is not doing enough to root out anti-Jewish racism and asked people to vote with their conscience in the general election. Ephraim Mirvis said “a new poison sanctioned from the very top has taken root” in the party. The top religious leader of the Jews in UK had gone a step further by saying that the labour leader Corbyn is not fit to be prime minister of the UK. In recent days the Jewish Labour MPs Louise Ellman and Luciana Berger both left the party, citing antisemitic abuse and bullying. In October, the Jewish Labour Movement withdrew campaigning support for the party in the general election in protest over the party leadership failure to act against antiemetics. However, labour insists it is taking robust action to tackle antisemitism, including quick suspensions, a process for rapid expulsions and an education programme. Since Jeremy Corbyn became the leader of the party, the Jews are not feeling comfortable with him, the reason being his pro Palestine stance . Corbyn is on record that if f he becomes prime minister, he would recognise Palestine as a state. “We cannot stand by or stay silent at the continuing denial of rights and justice to the Palestinian people,” he said in massage of solidarity to the pro Palestine rally early this year in London. Similarly, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) which represent more than 500 organisations across the UK has accused the Conservative Party of “denial, dismissal and deceit” over the issue of Islamophobia. They blame the party had a “blind spot for this type of racism” and had failed to take steps to tackle it. The MCB has also questioned why there are Tory election candidates who have expressed Islamophobic views. Tory ex- MEP Sajjad Karim says the party is in denial over the extend of Islamophobia and risks becoming the Brexit party in all but name. He told the Guardian on Wednesday that in 2013 he overheard two MPs, one of whom is a serving minister, “having an Islamophobic conversation about me and my religious and cultural background”. He will not name the minister but says that, after going public, he was contacted by Conservative HQ and asked whether he would like to make a complaint using the standard procedure. He declined because of the “delicate” nature of the complaint but said he would meet with the chairman, James Cleverly, “setting out exactly what happened so that he can go away and deal with it”. He says he never heard back. Unlike Jewish leader who openly opposing Jeremy Corbyn and asking people not to vote for Labour, MCB are calling on all political parties to commit to a series of 10 key pledges, with Islamophobia being the key priority.