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General Election 2024

Jeremy Corbyn to lose seat

Labour set to defeat former leader in Islington North

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 8: Jeremy Corbyn MP arrives at a World Transformed Event to discuss The Kids Aren't Alright: Reimagining Education on October 8, 2023 in Liverpool, England. The event provides a platform for attendees to unite in purpose, strategize, and amplify their collective voices in shaping a progressive and equitable future, and runs at the same time as this year's Labour Party conference. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Jeremy Corbyn

General Election 2024

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh: I back ‘kind’ Jeremy Corbyn

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Sir Keir Starmer with his wife Victoria

Sir Keir Starmer

I have relatives in Israel who are affected by the war, says Starmer

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

Poll: Jews still favour Tories despite huge swing to Labour

General Election 2024

Poll: Jews still favour Tories despite huge swing to Labour

4 min read

Over the course of her career Dame Margaret Hodge has famously battled the BNP and confronted Jeremy Corbyn for presiding over an antisemitic Labour Party (Photo: Getty)

Margaret Hodge: ‘I had my first death threat in 1976 – I’ve developed a hard edge’

By Jane Prinsley

9 min read

Britain's Labour Party launch their election campaign (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Tanya Gold

Starmer couldn’t have done more, so I’ll vote for him on July 4

3 min read

Sir Keir Starmer will recognise Palestinian statehood as part of a peace process in his election manifesto (Photo: Getty)

JLC reaffirms opposition to recognition of Palestinian state as Labour prepares to do so in manifesto pledge

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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By Stephen Pollard

Labour’s plan to recognise Palestine is gesture politics of the worst kind

It makes a negotiated settlement less likely

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June 7, 2024 10:03

Sir Keir Starmer (Photo by LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Tories demand answers over Diane Abbott antisemitism probe

Conservative Chair Richard Holden has written to Sir Keir Starmer over investigation

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

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May 29, 2024 14:48

Keir Starmer has insisted 'no decision has been taken to bar Diane Abbott' from standing as a Labour candidate (Photo: Getty)

Starmer pledges to stand firm with Jews – but gets tougher over Rafah

Labour leader lays out his ideas on antisemitism, ICC and Israel in an interview with the JC

4 min read

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May 29, 2024 09:23

Starmer pledges to stand firm with Jews – but gets tougher over Rafah

Diane Abbott banned from standing in Hackney as she has Labour whip restored

The veteran Corbynite MP was reinstated after an investigation into her comments to the Observer newspaper last year

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May 28, 2024 21:50

Diane Abbott was last year accused of downplaying antisemitism by comparing discrimination faced by Jews to that which is experienced by Irish people and redheads (Photo: Getty)

Jewish NHS doctor announced as Labour candidate for Suffolk seat

Peter Prinsley becomes latest Jewish candidate hoping to take a Tory seat

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May 24, 2024 16:03

Jewish NHS doctor announced as Labour candidate for Suffolk seat

Is it safe for Jews to vote Labour?

Dame Louise Ellman, Melanie Phillips, Josh Simons, Mike Katz and Ian Austin give us their views

By Jane Prinsley

8 min read

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May 23, 2024 12:19

From left: Josh Simons, Louise Ellman, Mike Katz, Ian Austin and Melanie Phillips

Jeremy Corbyn to stand in Islington North as independent as Labour picks its shortlist of two

Former party leader who oversaw Labour’s antisemitism crisis will seek reelection as independent MP

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

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May 23, 2024 11:49

Britain's former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (C) joins anti-Israel activists for a protest in central London on March 30, 2024 (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

What does the general election mean for Jewish MPs?

Jewish areas set to swing Labour as parties prepare for their election crusades

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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May 22, 2024 15:38

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer, who is Jewish (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Labour has changed for the better’ say party figures, but can Jews trust them again?

The head of the Jewish Labour movement told an audience at South Hampstead shul that Keir Starmer has ushered in a new era of the party

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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May 21, 2024 15:23

‘Labour has changed for the better’ say party figures, but can Jews trust them again?

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