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JLM’s role getting Labour into a state fit to govern should not be forgotten

The Jewish affiliate’s fight against antisemitism transformed the Labour Party into an electable one

By Lorin Bell-Cross

7 min read

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, speaks to attendees of the Jewish Labour Movement one day conference on January 14, 2024 in London, England. Established in 1903, the Jewish Labour Movement is a membership organisation of Labour supporting members of the Jewish Community and formal affiliate of the Labour Party in the UK since 1920. The movement campaigns within the party and the wider community to support Labour values within the UK, Israel and Internationally. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Peter Mason

Jewish Labour Movement

Former JLM leader elected to Labour Party governing body

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Former Labour Party leader and newly elected MP Jeremy Corbyn addresses protesters during the "National March for Gaza", calling to "end the genocide" and "stop arming Israel", on July 6, 2024. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said that at least 38,098 people have been killed in nine months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. It added that 87,705 people had been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Corbyn and four other pro-Gaza MPs to form parliamentary alliance

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: Clive Lewis talks onstage at the Black Cultural Archives on January 10, 2020 in London, England. Labour leadership candidate Clive Lewis, who is the MP for Norwich South, laid out his plans for the Labour Party in a bid to secure the 22 nominations needed to remain in the race to replace the party's current leader Jeremy Corbyn. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Labour MP criticised for linking Israel’s Gaza war to far-right violence

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Former Labour Party leader and newly elected MP Jeremy Corbyn addresses protesters during the "National March for Gaza", calling to "end the genocide" and "stop arming Israel", on July 6, 2024. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said that at least 38,098 people have been killed in nine months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. It added that 87,705 people had been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Corbyn in talks with independent MPs to form new group

By Hannah Gillott

2 min read

Labour MP Peter Prinsley in Parliament. Credit: Parliament TV

Meet the 66-year-old Jewish surgeon who turned true-blue East Anglia red

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has united with other pro-Gaza independent MPs (Photo: Getty Images)

Corbyn and pro-Gaza MPs repeat inaccurate ‘plausible genocide’ claims in letter to foreign secretary

2 min read

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Baroness Ruth Anderson appointed to government

Former Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) Parliamentary chair said she was ‘delighted’ to be appointed

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 12, 2024 15:26

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Tanya Gold

Corbyn’s quest for attention is a kind of wacky performance art

Let him watch Starmer govern, he might learn something

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July 9, 2024 13:05

Jeremy Corbyn outside Islington Town Hall after handing in his nomination papers (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Re-elected Corbyn thanks ‘brothers and sisters’ at mosque that hosted ‘filth of the Jews’ speaker

Corbyn dropped by at the controversial mosque on Saturday

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July 7, 2024 11:09

Corbyn addressing Finsbury Park mosque (Image: YouTube / MME)

Shame on Islington North for falling for magic grandpa again

Corbyn’s win signals the scale of the long-term challenge faced by Starmer: to detoxify British politics

By Orlando Radice

1 min read

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July 5, 2024 13:07

Jeremy Corbyn MP arrives at a World Transformed Event (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Jeremy Corbyn leads pro-Palestine bloc by winning Islington North as independent candidate

The former Labour leader was expelled from his old party but managed to retain his old constituency

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July 5, 2024 03:55

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 23: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves after voting in the European Elections, at a polling station at Pakeman primary school in Holloway on May 23, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. Polls are open for the European Parliament elections. Voters will choose 73 MEPs in 12 multi-member regional constituencies in the UK with results announced once all EU nations have voted. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

The JC General Election Liveblog 2024: The moment of truth for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak

Follow our live blog for the Jewish angle on the 2024 General Election – blow by blow, all night

By Lorin Bell-Cross

13 min read

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July 4, 2024 21:30

The JC General Election Liveblog 2024: The moment of truth for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak

The JC’s guide to election night

Key timings for readers thinking of staying up overnight

By Lorin Bell-Cross

9 min read

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July 3, 2024 12:10

A man with a ballot box (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Labour can be trusted again

Jewish Labour Movement chair Mike Katz says Starmer has changed his party for the better

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July 2, 2024 14:06

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, speaks to attendees of the Jewish Labour Movement one day conference on January 14, 2024 in London, England. Established in 1903, the Jewish Labour Movement is a membership organisation of Labour supporting members of the Jewish Community and formal affiliate of the Labour Party in the UK since 1920. The movement campaigns within the party and the wider community to support Labour values within the UK, Israel and Internationally. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

How do Hendon’s Labour and Tory MP hopefuls compare?

The JC spoke to the Conservative and Labour candidates for the north London marginal seat

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

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June 27, 2024 12:30

How do Hendon’s Labour and Tory MP hopefuls compare?

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