UCL response to Jewish Chronicle article about Marxism 2024 festival

A UCL spokesperson said: “We are horrified by these reports of appalling and unacceptable comments made at the Marxism Festival and have reported these to the police. We utterly condemn all forms of antisemitism and have made clear to our community that this will not be tolerated at UCL.

“This was an external event run by an external organiser, the Socialist Workers Party, who booked space at UCL and was not organised or endorsed by the university. All external bookings go through our relevant processes and are required to comply with our booking terms and Code of Practice on Freedom of Speech.

“We are urgently investigating a number of incidents that allegedly took place at the Marxism Festival on our property in breach of these terms. While this investigation is underway, we will not be hosting any future events by the organisers.

“We urge anyone who experiences or witnesses any form of racism or other unacceptable behaviour at the university to report this to us.”