Posts Tagged: Jeremy Corbyn
New UK Labour Leader Starmer Apologizes for Party’s Antisemitism Failings Under Corbyn
British Labour leader Keir Starmer on Thursday apologized for his party's failure to deal with antisemitism in its ranks after an official report said it...
UK Labour Leader Keir Starmer Is Drawing a Line Under the Corbyn Years
JNS.org - That old cliché about the media preferring a news cycle dominated by conflict rather than reconciliation has some merit when you look at...
In Call With Jewish Leaders, UK Labour Chief Vows to ‘Wash Clean the Stain of Antisemitism From Our Party’
UK Labour party leader Keir Starmer held a video meeting on Friday with representatives of several top British Jewish groups. Afterward, Starmer stated, “I am in...
UK Labour Councillor Defends Antisemitic Twitter User Who Said Party ‘Now Under Zionist Control’
Despite efforts to mitigate the problem, the UK Labour party continues to grapple with antisemitism scandals, the latest concerning a former MP and current local...
Jeremy Corbyn in Historical Perspective
JNS.org - The era of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the opposition Labour Party in the United Kingdom mercifully came to an end last week, with...
‘Anti-Zionism Has Become the New Antisemitism,’ British Cabinet Minister Michael Gove Says
"Anti-Zionism has become the new antisemitism," Britain’s Minister for the Cabinet Office Michael Gove said on. The Jewish Chronicle reported that Gove -- a longtime member...
Irish MP Blames Mossad ‘Interference’ for Corbyn’s Defeat in UK General Elections
A newly-elected Irish parliamentarian recently claimed on Twitter that Israel's foreign intelligence agency was responsible for UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's resounding defeat in the...
UK Labour’s Corbyn Denounces Trump Peace Plan, Backs ‘Right of Return’ That Would Eliminate Israel’s Jewish Majority
UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who an overwhelming majority of British Jews consider to be an antisemite, has written a letter to Prime Minister Boris...
Progress on ‘the Jewish Question’
JNS.org - If you happen to be an antisemite, you’ve had a disappointing week. In Britain, the Labour Party suffered its worst defeat in decades....
Former British PM Blair Blasts Corbyn-Led Labour Party as ‘Glorified Protest Movement With Cult Trimmings’ After Electoral Drubbing
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair blasted his own Labour party on Wednesday, saying that the takeover of it in recent years by its far-left...
Can UK Labour Overcome Antisemitism After Corbyn?
JNS.org - History will not be kind to Jeremy Corbyn, the vanquished and soon-to-be former leader of the opposition British Labour Party. Having been trounced by...
Ex-London Mayor Ken Livingstone Claims Labour Antisemitism Scandals ‘Vile Smear Campaign’
Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone defended Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday from accusations of antisemitism following the party's decisive electoral loss days earlier. The...
UK Jews Welcome Resounding Defeat of Corbyn in British Election; ‘You Should Never Have to Live in Fear Again,’ They Are Told
British Jews and their allies around the world are celebrating the decisive defeat of the Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party in Thursday's parliamentary election. The far-left Corbyn...
UK Labour Leader Corbyn Plans to Step Down After Crushing Electoral Defeat
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Friday he would stand down as his party faced its worst electoral defeat in 84 years, but he did...
