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Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at a protest rally in central London on March 11, 2023. (Susannah Ireland/AFP)
June 21, 2023, 5:48 pm
Glastonbury Festival drops film claiming Corbyn was falsely accused of antisemitism
Move comes after Jewish groups protested planned screening of ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn, The Big Lie,’ saying its premise ‘is a big lie’
By Gabe Friedman
Dianne Abbott, at the time shadow Home Secretary for Britain's main opposition Labour Party, addresses a demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London, January 11, 2020. (Tolga AKMEN / AFP)
April 23, 2023, 6:19 pm
UK’s Labour suspends MP Diane Abbott for saying Jews don’t face racism
Party condemns ‘deeply offensive and wrong’ comments; lawmaker, a close ally of former leader Jeremy Corbyn, later retracts remarks, says draft letter sent in error to newspaper
By AFP
Veteran journalist John Ware in front of the mural at Cable Street depicting the famous 'battle' that took place there in 1936 against Oswald Mosley’s fascists as they marched through the heavily-Jewish East End of London. (Courtesy)
April 6, 2023, 8:27 am
After backlash for exposing UK Labour antisemitism, how John Ware won back his name
Following his 2019 segment on BBC’s ‘Panorama,’ veteran journalist has gone to court to prevent Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters from sweeping their party’s problems under the rug
By Robert Philpot
Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a protest outside the gates of Downing Street against the increase of the cost of living, in London, Saturday, April 2, 2022 (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
March 29, 2023, 10:04 am
UK Labour formally bans Corbyn from running as a candidate in elections
Ex-party leader issues defiant statement indicating he may run as an independent, won’t be intimidated; his local Labor constituency leaders reject ruling as ‘undue interference’
By ToI Staff
Former Labour MP Luciana Berger speaks during a press conference to announce the new political party, The Independent Group, in London, February 18, 2019. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
February 26, 2023, 10:34 am
Jewish ex-MP Luciana Berger, who left UK Labour over antisemitism, rejoins party
Former lawmaker accepts leader Keir Starmer’s written apology and invitation to come back; says party has ‘turned a significant corner’ since he succeeded Jeremy Corbyn
By ToI Staff
Members of the Jewish community hold a protest against Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and anti-Semitism in the Labour party, outside the British Houses of Parliament in central London on March 26, 2018. (AFP Photo/Tolga Akmen)
February 15, 2023, 9:38 pm
UK Labour says Corbyn can’t run again, as supervision ends for antisemitism failings
Britain’s anti-racism watchdog gives opposition party clean bill of health after 2020 report found ‘inexcusable’ handling of complaints about Jew-hatred during ex-leader’s tenure
By Agencies
UK Labour Friends of Israel chairman Steve McCabe (L) gives a book signed by party leader Keir Starmer to President Isaac Herzog, February 6, 2023. (Labour Friends of Israel)
February 8, 2023, 10:39 am
UK Labour Party is pro-Israel again, says chair of its visiting friendship group
After antisemitism drove Jews away in Corbyn era, MP Steve McCabe says opposition party has returned to traditional Israel-backing stance, but is concerned about the new coalition
By Lazar Berman
Labour MP Kim Johnson (David Woolfall- Wikimedia commons CC BY 3.0)
February 2, 2023, 5:20 pm
UK Labour MP apologizes for calling new Israeli government ‘fascist’
Kim Johnson faces fiercest backlash from her own party, which is still struggling to emerge from a massive antisemitism scandal
By ToI Staff
Keir Starmer, the leader of Britain's Labour Party, delivers a speech at the party's annual conference in Liverpool, England, September 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
December 12, 2022, 3:18 pm
Three years after Corbyn’s defeat, UK’s Labour fights to purge lurking antisemitism
Party leader Keir Starmer is serious about eradicating bigotry – but after the previous head’s tenure, the well of public opinion about Jews may have already been poisoned
By Robert Philpot
Illustrative: Keir Starmer, left, and Jeremy Corbyn at the House of Commons in London, Monday November 26, 2018. (House of Commons / PA via AP)
From the WebDecember 5, 2022, 1:56 pm
Starmer rules out Corbyn standing for Labour at next UK election
UK Jewish News says party leader told BBC Radio he sees ‘no circumstances’ under which former chief accused of antisemitism will be allowed to defend his seat as Labour candidate
Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers his keynote address to delegates, at the annual Labour Party conference, in Liverpool, north west England, on September 27, 2022. (Oli SCARFF / AFP)
September 27, 2022, 7:32 pm
Starmer tells Labour summit he had to ‘rip antisemitism out,’ to loud applause
UK’s opposition leader has sought to reshape and rehabilitate the party after bruising years of Corbyn leadership under cloud of bigotry accusations
By ToI Staff and AP
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss sits with members of her new cabinet inside 10 Downing Street in central London on September 7, 2022. (Jeremy Selwyn/AFP)
September 7, 2022, 1:42 pm
UK PM Liz Truss makes history with no white men in the 4 ‘great offices of state’
New prime minister’s three top lieutenants are people of color; Tories have made bigger strides toward ethnic and gender diversity than Labour opposition
By Jitendra Joshi
Screen capture from video of former UK Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn during an interview with Al-Mayadeen, July 2022. (YouTube)
August 3, 2022, 10:26 am
UK Labour ex-chief Corbyn claims support for Palestinians led to antisemitism charge
Former party leader alleges he was always facing ‘powerful forces’ such as Netanyahu, Trump; urges West to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons to defend itself from Russia
By ToI Staff
Keir Starmer, the head of Britain’s Labour Party, visits the the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Germany, July 15, 2022. (Courtesy of Starmer's office via JTA)
July 21, 2022, 3:46 am
UK Labour leader defends showing Berlin Holocaust memorial in election video
After watchdog calls on Keir Starmer to apologize, party spokesperson says footage from visit to site was included in ad because it was such a moving experience for the party chief
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Jeremy Corbyn, left, sits waiting to speak next to Keir Starmer during their election campaign event on Brexit in Harlow, England, November 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
July 19, 2022, 11:23 pm
Leaked report says rival factions in Corbyn’s Labour wielded antisemitism as weapon
Probe finds Corbynites believed allegations of antisemitism were designed to attack ex-party chair, while right faction saw the issue as a means to attack the left-wing leader
By ToI Staff
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