Posts Tagged: British Labour Party
Major UK Arts Festival Cancels Screening of ‘Sinister’ Jeremy Corbyn Documentary from Line Up
A scheduled screening of a documentary about former British Labour Party leader and MP Jeremy Corbyn at the Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled, organizers of...
Long-Time UK Labour MP Says Party Has Long Way to Go Before Winning Back Jewish Community
Long-time British parliamentarian and Labour Party member Margaret Hodge said in an interview published Sunday that Labour still has a long way to go before...
UK Labour Party Member Apologizes for Online Antisemitic Remarks
JNS.org - A senior member of the British Labour Party has apologized for antisemitic comments online prior to his current position. Lloyd Russell-Moyle, 33, a shadow...
Report: Hostility to Corbyn Stymied British Labour Party Effort to Face Antisemitism
JNS.org - A leaked internal British Labour Party report into the party’s handling of antisemitism claims that inner-party hostility to then-party leader Jeremy Corbyn impeded...
Corbyn-Led British Labour Party Named No. 1 Antisemitic Threat Worldwide
JNS.org - The Simon Wiesenthal Center released its annual list of the top 10 global antisemitic incidents, along with antisemitic people, and the No. 1...
Jeremy Corbyn’s False Empathy on Holocaust Memorial Day
Last week, people gathered across the United Kingdom to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who joined 200 Holocaust survivors at a service in...
Britain’s Corbyn Under Fire Over Russia, Antisemitism and Brexit
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn's path to the prime minister's residence at 10 Downing Street is not proving as smooth as the veteran socialist had...
In Rosh Hashanah Greeting, Muslim Mayor Calls London’s Jews ‘Shining Example’ of UK Capital ‘at Its Best’
London’s first-ever Muslim mayor issued a Rosh Hashanah greeting on Sunday, and called the British capital’s Jewish community a “shining example of London at its...
British Jewish MP Under Police Protection Following Death Threat
JNS.org - A Jewish member of the British Parliament is receiving police protection after she received an antisemitic death threat on Facebook, the BBC reported. Ruth Smeeth,...
British Labour MP Jo Cox Dies After Being Shot, Stabbed Multiple Times
The Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot and stabbed multiple times after a constituency meeting. Armed officers responded to the attack near a...
British Labour Party Engulfed by Convergence of the Far Left and Antisemitism
JNS.org - Jewish leaders in the United Kingdom have voiced their displeasure with the Labour Party in the wake of a scandal on antisemitism within its...
British Labour Party Suspends Another Member for Suggesting Israel Should ‘Relocate’ as Corbyn Denies Antisemitism Crisis
JNS.org - The scandal surrounding antisemitism in the United Kingdom's Labour party deepens this week with two addition party councilors suspended for making antisemitic posts on...
British Jewish Leader Attacks Labour Leader’s ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Defense of Brother’s ‘Belittling of Antisemitism Problem’
The head of UK Jewry's umbrella organization railed against Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday for defending derogatory comments his brother made against a politician who called on the party to...
UK Labour Party Re-Suspends Member Over Antisemitic Tweets
JNS.org - A day after reinstating her, the British Labour Party re-suspended party activist and parliamentary candidate Vicky Kirby on Tuesday for a series of antisemitic...
