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25 Jun Coronavirus

Analysis: Labour’s uneasy truce ends in explosive fashion as Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey — and piles pressure on Boris Johnson

Maybe it was the scale of the election defeat, the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic, or just a good old-fashioned comradely desire for unity after years of vicious Labour in-fighting.

25 Jun Political parties

Keir Starmer sacks Rebecca Long-Bailey after she shares 'antisemitic conspiracy theory'

Rebecca Long-Bailey has been sacked as shadow education secretary for sharing an "antisemitic conspiracy theory".

01 May Political parties

Labour appoints leading barrister to head up inquiry into leaked anti-semitism report

Labour's ruling body has appointed a top barrister to lead an inquiry into the leaking of a report detailing the party's handling of anti-semitism complaints.

30 Apr Coronavirus

Keir Starmer urged to take action against Diane Abbott over Zoom call with Labour members expelled in anti-semitism row

Keir Starmer is being urged to take stronger action against Diane Abbott after she addressed a meeting with activists expelled from Labour amid its long-running anti-semitism crisis.

24 Apr Political parties

Investigation into leaked Labour anti-semitism report to reveal its findings by mid-July

An independent inquiry into a leaked report on Labour anti-semitism will report back within three months.

21 Apr Political parties

Keir Starmer heaps praise on Chief Rabbi who said Jeremy Corbyn was ‘unfit for high office’

Keir Starmer has praised on the UK’s Chief Rabbi just months after he declared that Jeremy Corbyn was "unfit" to become Prime Minister.

17 Apr Political parties

EXCL Lord Mandelson accuses Labour officials behind leaked anti-semitism report of trying to 're-write history'

A leaked report which blames former Labour officials opposed to Jeremy Corbyn of hampering his efforts to tackle anti-semitism and sabotaging the party's 2017 election campaign is "an attempt to re-write history", according to Lord Mandelson.

16 Apr Political parties

Labour staff 'no longer confident' party's general secretary has their safety as her top priority after leaking of anti-semitism report

Labour staff have said they "can no longer be confident" that the party's general secretary has their safety as her top priority after the leaking of an internal report on anti-semitism.

15 Apr Political parties

Former Labour general secretary Iain McNicol quits frontbench in the Lords over leaked anti-semitism report

A former Labour general secretary has quit the party's frontbench in the House of Lords while a probe is carried out into a leaked report on how it handled anti-semitism complaints.

07 Apr Coronavirus

I hope the election of Keir Starmer will bring infighting and factionalism in the Labour party to an end

Keir Starmer's election campaign showed he could bring together people from right across the party. I believe he has the vision to lead the country once this crisis is over.

07 Apr Political parties

Jewish leaders to be invited in to Labour HQ to provide anti-semitism training to staff, Keir Starmer reveals

Senior members of the Jewish community will be invited in to Labour's HQ to provide staff with training on tackling anti-semitism, Keir Starmer has revealed.

04 Apr Political parties

Keir Starmer vows to 'tear out the poison' of Labour anti-semitism as he is elected party leader

Keir Starmer pledged to "tear out the poison" of anti-semitism from the Labour Party after his landslide victory in the leadership election.

30 Mar Home affairs

Jeremy Corbyn’s failure on anti-Jewish racism will rightly forever tarnish his reputation

While our position on Brexit cost the Labour party votes, the unresolved crisis of anti-Semitism nearly cost us our soul.

10 Mar Communities

EXCL Labour official whose brother was accused of anti-semitism appointed chair of disputes panel

A Labour official whose brother was suspended for alleged anti-semitism has been elected chair of the party's disputes panel.

09 Mar Political parties

Rebecca Long-Bailey says she would let Luciana Berger re-join Labour if she becomes leader

Rebecca Long-Bailey has said she would let Luciana Berger re-join Labour if she becomes party leader.

07 Mar Political parties

Labour investigating anti-Semitic abuse sent by members to Ian Murray

Labour is investigating anti-Semitic abuse sent by party members to deputy leadership candidate Ian Murray.

21 Feb Political parties

John McDonnell defends comparison of Julian Assange to falsely persecuted Jewish soldier

John McDonnell has defended his decision to compare the Julian Assange's situation to a Jewish soldier falsely accused of spying.

21 Feb Communities

EXCL Rachel Reeves: Labour members accused of racism should not vote in leadership contest

Labour members accused of anti-semitism should not be given a vote in the contest to elect the party's new leader and theiri deputy, according to a senior MP.

12 Feb Communities

Emily Thornberry: Rebecca Long-Bailey stayed silent on Labour anti-semitism

Emily Thornberry has accused Labour leadership rival Rebecca Long-Bailey of staying silent in Shadow Cabinet meetings about the party's anti-semitism problem.

10 Feb Communities

Lisa Nandy promises 'zero tolerance' of anti-semitism if she becomes Labour leader

Lisa Nandy has vowed to take a "zero tolerance" approach to tackling anti-semitism if she becomes Labour leader.

28 Jan Political parties

Emily Thornberry under fire after she praises Jeremy Corbyn for calling out racism at Holocaust memorial event

Emily Thornberry has been criticised after telling a Holocaust Memorial Day event that Jeremy Corbyn will "always call out" racism.

27 Jan Communities

On Holocaust Memorial Day, leaders must commit to protecting Jewish communities from hatred

Given the alarming rise of antisemitism in the West, this Holocaust Memorial Day is not a time for a passive act of commemoration of the past - but a platform for leaders to commit to protecting Jewish communities today, writes Baroness Deech

26 Jan Political parties

Len McCluskey: Jeremy Corbyn’s opponents used antisemitism accusations to undermine him

There is “no doubt” that opponents of Jeremy Corbyn used the anti-semitism row to undermine him, Len McCluskey has declared.

20 Jan Political parties

Anti-racism group Hope Not Hate calls on Lords watchdog to block Karie Murphy peerage

A Parliamentary watchdog has been urged to block a peerage for top Labour aide Karie Murphy until an inquiry into the party's handling of anti-semitism has concluded.