dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə baɪᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː sˈɛd "aɪ kəndˈɛm ðə stˈeɪtmənts mˌeɪd baɪ kˈɛn lˈɪvɪŋstˌoʊn ænd aɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ plˈeɪs fɔːɹ ˈæntaɪsˈɛmɪtˌɪzəm ɪnðə lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi."
During the by-election, he said "I condemn the statements made by Ken Livingstone and I believe there is no place for anti-Semitism in the Labour Party."