Tag: Keir Starmer
Worrying signals on the Middle East from Britain’s new Labour government
It’s been only three weeks since Sir Keir Starmer was elected as Britain’s new prime minister in the Labour Party’s first general election triumph since 2005, but so much has happened in the aftermath—the...
British Labour Party leader under fire for campaign spot filmed in Germany
Jews in the United Kingdom and Germany are speaking out against a campaign ad from Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, in which he is seen walking through the Memorial to the Murdered Jews...
British Labour Party continues to struggle with anti-Semitism within its ranks
The Labour Party in Great Britain has suspended several local officials in recent weeks after they made anti-Semitic comments as the party struggles to overcome the legacy of its former leader and anti-Israel supporter...
Despite reinstatement into party, Corbyn not welcome back as Labour MP
Despite being reinstated this week by the British Labour Party, former party leader Jeremy Corbyn will not be a Labour member of the British parliament, according to current leader Keir Starmer.
Starmer’s decision on Wednesday came one...
Corbyn reinstated by UK Labour Party after suspension resulting from anti-Semitism probe
Former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted on Tuesday that he has been reinstated into the party following a 19-day suspension.
Corbyn, who led the Labour Party between September 2015 and last April, was...
Why Britain’s Labour Party will struggle to erase its moral stain
The report of an 18-month inquiry into anti-Semitism in Britain’s Labour Party has now been published. Almost instantly, it produced a dramatic and unexpected result.
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission, which conducted the inquiry,...
Corbyn suspended by British Labour Party following findings in anti-Semitism report
The British Labour Party has suspended its former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, after a watchdog group in the United Kingdom found that the party’s leadership has failed to address anti-Semitism and complaints about hatred towards...
Anti-Semitism gets you fired at Labour, but hired by the ‘Times’
It turns out The New York Times has lower standards when it comes to those who spread anti-Semitic canards than even Britain’s controversial Labour Party. Tweeting an anti-Semitic blood libel about Israel being responsible for teaching...
British education secretary ousted for sharing ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’
British Labour Party member Rebecca Long-Bailey was ousted on Thursday as shadow education secretary after sharing an “anti-Semitic conspiracy theory” on Twitter.
Long-Bailey, an ally of former U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was asked by...
UK Labour general secretary resigns after tenure tainted with anti-Semitism
U.K. Labour General Secretary Jennie Formby, who once said it’s “impossible to eradicate anti-Semitism,” has resigned from the position, the party has announced.
Formby said she applied for the role two years ago “to support...