1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁council ▁had ▁covered ▁up ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁behaviour ▁and ▁accepted ▁his ▁res ignation ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁ill ▁health . ▁New mark ▁denied ▁any ▁wrong do ing , ▁though ▁he ▁res igned ▁as ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁J LM ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁to ▁enable ▁him ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁Later ▁in ▁February , ▁the ▁J LM ▁reported ▁some ▁financial ▁matters ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁for ▁investigation . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁I vor ▁Cap lin . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Director , ▁El la ▁Rose , ▁left ▁for ▁a ▁role ▁with ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁Edu c ational ▁Trust . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Mike ▁K atz ▁was ▁elected ▁National ▁Mov ement ▁Chair , ▁defe ating ▁I vor ▁Cap lin , ▁and ▁Ruth ▁S me eth ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁Chair , ▁succeed ing ▁Luci ana ▁Ber ger , ▁who ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Joe ▁Gold berg , ▁Sarah ▁S ack man ▁and ▁Steph ane ▁Sav ary ▁were ▁elected ▁as ▁National ▁Vice - Ch airs . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Margaret ▁H odge ▁became ▁Parliament ary ▁Chair ▁while ▁Ruth ▁S me eth , ▁who ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁an ▁MP , ▁became ▁a ▁National ▁Vice - Ch air . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁President , ▁Louise ▁Ell