The charges against Labour in damning 130-page report Labour breached the Equality Act 2010 by committing ‘unlawful harassment’ in two of the complaints investigated. They included ‘using antisemitic tropes and suggesting that complaints of antisemitism were fake or smears’. One of the cases involved Ken Livingstone, who in 2016 defended MP Naz Shah over claims of … Read more
Here, Policy Editor Daniel Martin details some of the most shocking examples of Labour anti-Semitism that were contained in the EHRC report – as well as those that weren’t. Detailed in the report Pam Bromley, councillor in Rossendale, Lancashire, denied anti-Semitism was an issue in Labour and used tropes such as calling Jews a ‘fifth … Read more
What an extraordinarily dramatic, shaming moment this is. Extraordinary for British politics; shaming for the Labour Party; and in our lifetimes, at least, utterly without precedent. Even a few years ago, for one of the two great parties to cast out its own former leader, less than a year after he stepped down, would have … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer returned to his home in his damaged SUV yesterday after he was in collision with a Deliveroo cyclist. Photographs show a dent to the driver’s side wheel arch of his Toyota Rav 4 and a large scratch. The Labour Party leader is facing questions over the accident, which happened on Sunday while he … Read more
Tony Blair‘s former constituency house where the Labour Prime Minister entertained George Bush has gone up for sale for less than £300,000. During his time at Myrobella House in Trimdon Colliery, County Durham, with his family, where average house prices are just £40,000, the former PM and Sedgefield MP hosted international statesman and world leaders. … Read more
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer crashed into a cyclist ‘while trying to perform a u-turn close to a busy junction near his London home’ witnesses claim EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer crashed into cyclist trying to U-turn, witnesses say Eyewitnesses also claimed that the cyclist was a Deliveroo rider on electric bike Sir Keir’s office say he … Read more
Are the Tories again the ‘nasty party’, as critics of the Government’s refusal to extend provision for free school lunches over this week’s half-term and the Christmas holidays contend? Or is No 10 being perfectly reasonable, having provided extra welfare giveaways during the pandemic of some £9billion? Are the Tories being wrongly depicted as mean-minded … Read more
Defiant Piers Corbyn announces he’ll be at ‘drink against the curfew’ rally tonight… as he arrives at court charged with breaking Covid rules by attending two anti-lockdown events Piers Corbyn, 73, revealed there would be a ‘drink against the curfew’ event He spoke as he arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning The weatherman … Read more
Hard Left union bruiser Len McCluskey was at the centre of a new Labour anti-Semitism row today after telling Tony Blair‘s former spin chief Peter Mandelson to go away and ‘count his gold’. The Unite kingpin took to Twitter last night to hastily apologise after aiming the barb at Mr Mandelson, whose father was Jewish, … Read more
Now Jeremy Corbyn breaks rules at memorial: Former Labour leader was at ‘anarchists’ carnival’ with 100 others a week after he apologised for dining with eight friends Jeremy Corbyn attended memorial service which exceeded 30 people maximum Former Labour leader was among crowd of about 100 at an ‘anarchists’ carnival’ Mr Corbyn was last week … Read more