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UK Labour Party withdraws support for candidate after Israel conspiracy comments

Ali said that the United States had warned Israel a day before that an attack was planned by Hamas and they "deliberately took the security off" so they could "do whatever the bloody they want."

By REUTERS
12/02/2024

Jewish politician returns to UK Labour Party after leaving over antisemitism concerns

Luciana Berger has rejoined the Labour Party after leaving over antisemitism while the party was under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.

Official portrait of Chris Williamson

Israel 'worse than Nazis,' Gaza is a concentration camp - former UK MP

Chris Williamson, a former Labour MP, has claimed that Israel is an apartheid regime and that the IDF killed Israeli civilians in Hamas' October 7 attack.

UK Labour lawmaker quits policy role over party's Gaza stance

Last week, Starmer said a ceasefire at this stage would leave Hamas with the infrastructure and capability to carry out the sort of attack it launched on Oct. 7 on Israel.

By REUTERS
08/11/2023

UK's Labour erases apartheid claims from anti-Israel event, Corbyn irate

Renaming a Palestinian Solidarity Campaign event, to exclude accusations of apartheid against Israel, has ruffled more than a few feathers.

Suspended UK MP Diane Abbott claims unfairness in antisemitism probe

Abbott wrote that “As a Black woman, and someone on the left of the Labour Party...I will not get a fair hearing.”

UK Labour MP suspended after saying Jews don't experience racism

Abbott wrote that Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers were subjected to prejudice that can be experienced by groups "such as redheads."

UK Labour leader: Jeremy Corbyn will not be a Labour candidate in next elections

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer makes a definitive effort to purge antisemitism from the party and announces that Jeremy Corbyn will not stand as their candidate in the next election.

By REUTERS
15/02/2023

UK Labour lawmaker calls Israel a fascist state in parliament, apologizes hours later

Labour leader Keir Starmer has sought to move his party past the years of antisemitism controversy that marked his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure.

By DAVID I. KLEIN/JTA
03/02/2023

UK PM Sunak gets fined by police for failing to wear seat belt

Sunak filmed a video in the back seat of his car while travelling in the north of England, without wearing a seat belt.

By REUTERS
20/01/2023
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