Labour chaos: Party launches investigation into leaked report April 13, 2020 Labour will launch an independent investigation into an internal report that has sparked vicious factional infighting. An 860-page dossier that was reportedly compiled to submit to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) investigation into antisemitism in the party was leaked last night. The report will now not be submitted to the EHRC, but it [...]
Jeremy Corbyn defends Labour’s election record March 22, 2020 Jeremy Corbyn has defended his 2019 election campaign, saying he was “proud” of the party despite suffering its worst electoral defeat since 1935. Corbyn said his time in office “achieved a great deal” in changing the political agenda and addressing “injustices in Britain”. Labour won just 201 seats in December’s election, which was its worst [...]
Coronavirus: Keir Starmer says ‘serious mistakes made’ by government April 5, 2020 Newly crowned Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said “serious mistakes” have been made in the UK’s response to Covid-19 and has set out four targets for the government going forward. Starmer, who won the Labour leadership race yesterday, said the Covid-19 pandemic was not a time for “scoring political points or opposing for the [...]
Six people arrested in connection to Labour antisemitism claims January 8, 2020 Six people have been arrested in relation to antisemitism allegations within the Labour Party, according to London’s police commissioner. Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick revealed today that files have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to deliberate on whether to charge the individuals. Read more: Equality watchdog launches probe in Labour antisemitism Dick [...]
Westminster year in review: Who is up and who is down in 2020? December 21, 2020 As the UK ushered in 2020 it looked as if Boris Johnson had an unshakeable grasp on Westminster and the Conservative party. Johnson’s election landslide win last December and his victory in dragging the UK out of the EU in January made him look infallible. Before the Open newsletter: Start your day with the City [...]
More than a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine some firms still can’t – or won’t – quit Moscow May 25, 2023 Some global companies are still operating in Russia more than a year on from the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Firms were quick to respond to the full-scale war, which broke out last February, with some saying they would quit Russia immediately and others curtailing imports or new investment. Billions of pounds of factories, energy holdings [...]
Jeremy Corbyn refuses to apologise to chief rabbi November 26, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has refused to apologise to the British Jewish community for instances of antisemitism in the Labour Party. Corbyn was asked last night if he would like to say sorry to the Jewish community for the ongoing allegations of anti-Jewish racism from Labour members and MPs. Read more: General Election: Chief rabbi slams Labour [...]
By restricting free speech, we risk sleepwalking towards a tyranny worthy of Orwell March 12, 2020 In an unpublished preface to Animal Farm, discovered amongst the author’s papers in 1972, George Orwell argued that: “If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” In the last two weeks, we have twice been given reason to question what our liberty is [...]
Sadiq Khan says voters ‘got it right’ by rejecting Labour January 5, 2020 Sadiq Khan has said voters “got it right” by consigning Labour to its worst electoral defeat since 1931 and that the party did not deserve to win. The mayor of London criticised the Labour leadership for the party’s landslide defeat last month, citing concerns about antisemitism, Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership and the overall policy direction as [...]
Paying for the privilege: inside the members’ club with a conscience September 7, 2021 As I write this, the weight of the world’s many crises feels heavy on my shoulders. The Conduit’s reopening comes at a time of general global unease. Closed in 2020 during the pandemic, and following the exceptional collective effort of its co-founders, team, and board thereafter, it will make its return next week to an [...]