Labour antisemitism

Israel must follow through on British consulate closure after Miliband sanctions - editorial

Sa’ar should ensure that the measures he announced are carried out, despite British threats to expel an Israeli diplomat from London for every diplomat expelled from the consulate.

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Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, September 8, 2026.
Newly elected Makerfield MP and former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham arrives at Derby Gate by the Houses of Parliament, following Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement of the timeline for his resignation, in London, Britain, June 22, 2026.

What Andy Burnham's rise means for UK's policy in Middle East, Israel and Gaza - explainer

Burnham appears likely to take a more openly critical line on Israel’s conduct in Gaza than Keir Starmer initially did, but his record points to a shift in tone and pressure, not a policy upheaval.

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Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

“If settlements are illegal, why have we not made an outright ban on trade? What exactly is it that we’re waiting for?” said Abtisam Mohamed, a Labour politician.

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An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish youngster walks past a wall displaying posters of hostages, most of whom were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, in Stamford Hill, London.

Britain pledges over 250 million pounds to protect Jewish communities after antisemitic attacks

The funding will deliver over 500 additional officers across England and Wales, boosting security in Jewish neighborhoods and around schools, synagogues and community centers, the government said.

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Jeremy Corbyn's allies are pushing him to run for mayor of London - report

Corbyn, the ex-Labour head once thought to be the next UK prime minister, has been kicked out the party after an election loss and severe antisemitism accusations.

JULY 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
BRITAIN’S LABOUR Party former leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives at a Fringe event in Brighton in September. Some Irish parliamentarians propagated conspiracy theories that the Mossad was responsible for his defeat in the 2019 UK election.

Jeremy Corbyn barred from rejoining UK Labour Party

The opposition leader for the better part of the 2010s was suspended by the party in October 2020 after his party was accused of systematic antisemitism.

JANUARY 26, 2022ByBEN ZION GAD
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reacts after the General Election results of the Islington North constituency were announced

Senior Glasgow academic called Jewish student part of 'the Lobby'

The student had also found earlier tweets that accused Louise Ellman, a former Jewish Labour Party MP, of being a “liar and a fraud“ who was working “at the behest of a foreign power.“

JANUARY 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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UK Labour leader denounces ‘anti-Zionist antisemitism’

Opposition and British Labour leader says party is opposed to BDS, denounces anti-Zionism as ‘antithesis of Labour tradition’

NOVEMBER 16, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
Britain’s Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during question period at the House of Commons in London on July 8

Britain’s opposition party wrestles with its identity

Starmer came into office reiterating his utter determination to stamp out the scourge of antisemitism from the party. From very early in his leadership he demonstrated his resolve.

OCTOBER 13, 2021ByNEVILLE TELLER
Britain’s Labour Party leader Keir Starmer with his Jewish wife Victoria at the annual conference in Brighton on September 29.

My Word: Going through the anti-Israel motions

In a classic move, antisemitism was replaced by anti-Israel hatred: No problem with the Jews, just with the one and only Jewish state.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021ByLIAT COLLINS
A VAN WITH a slogan aimed at Britain’s Labour Party is driven around London’s Parliament Square ahead of a debate on antisemitism in Parliament, in April 2018.

UK Labour Party announces new review process for antisemitism complaints

The party is “turning the page on the blight of antisemitism,” said Jewish former Labour lawmaker Ruth Smeeth, who was bombarded with antisemitic death threats in 2019.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
Labour Party candidate Lloyd Russell-Moyle after he is announced as the winner for the constituency of Brighton Kemptown 7n December 13, 2019.

Ken Loach: UK Labour Party expelled me for not 'disowning' alleged antisemites

Loach is a close friend and major supporter Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader who was excoriated for allowing what critics deemed a major antisemitism streak to fester.

AUGUST 16, 2021ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
Director Ken Loach poses during a photocall for the film "I, Daniel Blake" in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 13, 2016

UK Labour to expel hundreds of antisemitism deniers

The move will expel hundreds of members from the party that are part of four groups: Labour Against the Witch Hunt, Socialist Appeal, Labour in Exile and Resist.

JULY 21, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018.

UK Labour activists suspended over antisemitism lose court petition

Eight members of the British Labour Party claim they had been unfairly suspended or expelled following antisemitic remarks.

JULY 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018.