Lee Harpin

Lee Harpin was a reporter until 2021

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Majority of UK voters say Labour has antisemitism problem

New poll reveals a third of voters believe Jeremy Corbyn is among those in Labour to hold antisemitic views

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Majority of UK voters say Labour has antisemitism problem

Is it wrong for Jews to criticise Israel?

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Labour MP defends Jewdas 'Israel-sewage' remark

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Council officer suspended over Nazi-Zionist remarks

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Arkush: Jewdas is 'source of virulent antisemitism’

Board of Deputies President suggests members of Jewdas 'not all Jewish' in Sky News TV interview

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April 3, 2018 12:11

Arkush: Jewdas is 'source of virulent antisemitism’

Lansman: Corbyn needs to learn about antisemitism

Speaking on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show he said 'everybody who deals on the National Executive of the Labour Party, from …members of the National Executive to the National Constitution Committee' needed to learn about antisemitism

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April 3, 2018 11:39

Lansman: Corbyn needs to learn about antisemitism

Jewish Labour MP calls in police over threats and abuse

Luciana Berger has revealed both she and her staff have been subjected to a "torrent of abuse" after she challenged Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn over his Facebook post in support of the artist who painted the antisemitic mural in East London.

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April 3, 2018 10:41

Jewish Labour MP calls in police over threats and abuse

Anger as Abbott calls Labour antisemitism crisis ‘a smear campaign’

Ms Abbott repeated a claim on Twitter that people were flocking to join Labour because they were "disgusted" by the "constant smearing of Jeremy Corbyn"

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March 29, 2018 14:46

Anger as Abbott calls Labour antisemitism crisis ‘a smear campaign’

Oxford Labour Club attacks 'inadequate' Corbyn antisemitism response

Labour club admits trying to "learn from mistakes" of past on antisemitism

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March 28, 2018 15:31

Oxford Labour Club attacks 'inadequate' Corbyn antisemitism response

Labour donor: Why I've quit Corbyn's party after 48 years

David Abrahams says Jeremy Corbyn is afraid to act on antisemitism because he needs to appease the far-left faction that got him into power

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March 28, 2018 13:51

Labour donor: Why I've quit Corbyn's party after 48 years

The week the community finally lost patience

Lee Harpin looks back on an extraordinary week for the Jewish community, and a terrible week for Labour

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March 28, 2018 10:11

The week the community finally lost patience

Corbyn's Labour has 'over 200 outstanding cases of antisemitism'

Torrent of antisemitic abuse from Labour supporters grows after Monday's 'Enough Is Enough' Westminster rally

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March 28, 2018 09:44

Corbyn's Labour has 'over 200 outstanding cases of antisemitism'

Tensions over antisemitism at Shadow Cabinet meeting

Shami Chakrabarti looked “visibly distressed” as the effectiveness of her 2016 report into Labour’s antisemitism problem was once again questioned.

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March 27, 2018 16:30

Tensions over antisemitism at Shadow Cabinet meeting

Labour' ignored' 2017 complaint into antisemitic mural

Community leaders call for new independent audit of outstanding Labour antisemitism cases as Luciana Berger is given a standing ovation by party MPs at Westminster meeting

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March 27, 2018 08:19