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David Rose

Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to hobble Labour

Ongoing legal battles with former staffers and anti-racism activists are political volcanoes waiting to erupt

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Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to hobble Labour

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 22: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn meets with asylum seeker brothers Somer Umeed and Areeb Umeed at Possilpark Parish Church on August 22, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeremy Corbyn met with asylum seeker families in Glasgow threatened with eviction by Serco and called for such services to be delivered by public bodies. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Labour seeking to settle in ‘£20 million’ antisemitism legal battle

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When it comes to Israel, Labour is stuck in an awkward dance

David Rose

When it comes to Israel, Labour is stuck in an awkward dance

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'Cultural Marxism' not a slur says Israeli conference host

Conservative Party

'Cultural Marxism' not a slur says Israeli conference host

By Richard Percival

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Suspended ex-Labour council leader is still proudly campaigning for the party

Suspended ex-Labour council leader is still proudly campaigning for the party

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COCKLEY CLEY, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 04: A rural Norfolk polling station is set up in the sitting room of the Twenty Church Wardens pub on May 4, 2023 in Cockley Cley, United Kingdom. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images)

Local elections 2023

Jewish voters swing against the Tories in Hertsmere

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Rear view of 15 and 16 year olds in uniforms listening to female educator and participating in discussion.

Michael Ezra

By Michael Ezra

How’s this for racism against Jews, Diane Abbott?

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David Rose

What happened to the open-minded Diane Abbott that I once knew?

The Hackney MP's attempt to disassociate herself from her letter to the Observer was unconvincing

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April 28, 2023 10:07

What happened to the open-minded Diane Abbott that I once knew?

Keir Starmer must expel Diane Abbott, says writer at centre of letter row

Author Tomiwa Owolade told the JC that Abbott’s remarks exemplified a 'perilous trend'

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April 26, 2023 15:34

Keir Starmer must expel Diane Abbott, says writer at centre of letter row

Rachel Reeves: Labour will learn from Israel’s economy when fixing UK’s problems

The Shadow chancellor called Diane Abbott’s words 'abhorrent and antisemitic' at the UJIA Israel 75 business breakfast

By Tash Mosheim

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April 26, 2023 14:18

SWINDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 30: Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks during the launch of Labour's Local Election campaign on March 30, 2023 in Swindon, England. Labour sets out its plans to "build a better Britain" and its campaign to win council seats in the local elections due to take place on May 5, 2023. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

What do Diane Abbott's Jewish constituents think of her remarks?

North Hackney and Stoke Newington contains the largest Charedi community in Europe

By Daniel Ben-David

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April 26, 2023 13:05

What do Diane Abbott's Jewish constituents think of her remarks?

Government diversity guru steps down after ‘Zionazi’ tweets revealed

Maqsood Ghulam Ahmad told a Jewish advocacy group 'may I suggest you occupy New York and declare that as the only Jewish State'

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April 25, 2023 16:05

Government diversity guru steps down after ‘Zionazi’ tweets revealed

Diane Abbott to meet leading Hackney rabbi to heal rifts after Observer letter

The longstanding MP requested the meeting with Herschel Gluck in the wake of outrage over her remarks

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April 25, 2023 14:03

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott addresses delegates in the main hall of the Brighton Centre on the second day of the Labour Party conference on September 22, 2019 in Brighton, England. Labour return to Brighton for the 2019 conference against a backdrop of political turmoil over Brexit. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Jonathan Freedland

By Jonathan Freedland

Diane Abbott letter shows the hard left still doesn't get it

How could someone with such direct experience of racism show such little understanding of how it affects others?

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April 25, 2023 10:21

NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 10: Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott take questions after a speech setting out his agenda on October 10, 2019 in Northampton, England. Jeremy Corbyn has promised a Labour government would hold a Brexit referendum soon after winning a general election. (Photo by Darren Staples/Getty Images)

Diane Abbott sent Observer letter twice, raising doubts over 'draft' claims

Identical wording was sent on two occasions, hours apart, from MP's own email address

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April 25, 2023 09:10

Labour Party Shadow Home Sedretary Diane Abbott walks through the Central Lobby back to the House of Commons after the Queen's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in the Houses of Parliament in London on October 14, 2019. - In an elaborate ceremony in parliament in London the Queen set out the government's legislative programme for the coming year, with leaving the EU top of the agenda. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / various sources / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Diane Abbott's long history of antisemitism controversies

This week's scandal is hardly the first for the longstanding Hackney MP

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April 24, 2023 17:03

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott addresses delegates in the main hall of the Brighton Centre on the second day of the Labour Party conference on September 22, 2019 in Brighton, England. Labour return to Brighton for the 2019 conference against a backdrop of political turmoil over Brexit. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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