The Labour leader went on a free trip to Syria and met President Assad on the dime of Palestinian lobbyists. The trip was a stunt to mark Balfour Day, the anniversary of the signing of the British declaration in 1917 supporting a Jewish home in Palestine.
The 2009 trip was paid for by the Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) who have a history of hosting anti-Israel events featuring hardline speakers. Jeremy Corbyn logged the trip worth £1,300 in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
The delegation led by Conservative peer Lord Sheikh went to visit refugee camps and met with President Assad, thanking him for housing 500,000 Palestinian refugees in 1948.
