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 [...]
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 [...]
The chaos of Brexit is nothing compared to the risk of Jeremy Corbyn December 12, 2019 Every election is important, but some elections are indisputably more important than others. In the British context, the clearest examples of the past century have been 1945 and 1979. In both cases, the electorate decisively rejected the pre-election consensus that had held sway for an entire epoch. In 1945, Labour’s New Jerusalem and capture of [...]
This Labour party does not deserve your support, however tactical or temporary you consider it to be December 12, 2019 Today you’ll have the opportunity to vote in the most consequential election for 40 years. You’ll have your own motivations and concerns, your own views on what constitutes a good result. Maybe one party’s victory is something you hope for, maybe it’s something you dread. For a lot of readers, the outcome may not be [...]
Labour accused of ‘secret’ Whatsapp group to meddle in antisemitism inquiry December 5, 2019 Labour has been accused of using “secret” WhatsApp groups to interfere with the independent antisemitism inquiry, as part of testimony from 70 former staffers. The statements form part of a submission from the Jewish Labour Movement to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which is due to report its findings in the new year. [...]
Boris Johnson apologises to Muslim community November 27, 2019 Boris Johnson has apologised to the Muslim community for instances of Islamophobia within the Tory party. Johnson has previously been criticised for comparing women wearing niqabs as looking like letter boxes and bank robbers, and the party has said it would soon launch an inquiry into discrimination of all kinds within the party. Read more: [...]
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 [...]
Jeremy Corbyn says his ‘door is open’ to Jewish community November 26, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has said his “door would be open” to the Jewish community if elected in an apparent response to comments from the UK’s chief rabbi that antisemitism has “taken root” in the Labour Party. In a stunning statement, Ephraim Mirvis yesterday said Corbyn was not fit to be Prime Minister and accused the Labour [...]
General Election 2019: Chief Rabbi slams Labour over antisemitism claims November 26, 2019 The Chief Rabbi has launched into an explosive broadside against the Labour party, claiming it is not doing enough to tackle antisemitism in its ranks. Ephraim Mirvis urged people to “vote with their conscience” at the General Election on 12 December, and said “a new poison – sanctioned from the very top – has taken [...]
Tom Watson and Sadiq Khan decry Labour ‘antisemitism’ after Panorama probe July 11, 2019 Prominent Labour figures were left aghast last night after a BBC investigation claimed people at the top of the party had minimised complaints of antisemitisim against its members. Deputy leader Tom Watson and London mayor Sadiq Khan were among those who spoke out after the allegations, which implicated general secretary Jennie Formby and communications director [...]