Labour

Burnham is ‘someone who will listen and who cares,’ says Jewish former special adviser

The former mayor of Greater Manchester looks set to appoint James Purnell, the erstwhile chair of Labour Friends of Israel, as his chief of staff

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

King Charles speaks to Andy Burnham and Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis as he meets emergency service personnel at Greater Manchester Police Headquarters on October 20, 2025 (Getty Images)

Andy Burnham speaks as he celebrates his victory in the Makerfield by-election on June 19, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

By Russell Langer

Andy Burnham’s test is whether he confronts the extremism threatening British Jews

3 min read

Burnham speaks as he celebrates his victory in the Makerfield by-election (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

Labour

Andy Burnham was ‘absent’ from battle against Corbyn, say Labour insiders

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch and Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham visit the scene of the Manchester Synagogue attack on October 4, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Image: Getty Images)

By Angela Epstein

Will Andy Burnham’s premiership be good for the Jews?

3 min read

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sets out plans to step down outside 10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Starmer tackled antisemitism in opposition – but then helped fuel it in power

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks during a rally on March 28, 2026 in London (Image: Getty)

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The ‘Greens for Palestine’ Papers make an inquiry unavoidable

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The scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026, in the Golders Green area of London (Image: Getty Images)

By Sara Conway

Antisemitism has become normalised – and Barnet Council is determined to fight it

3 min read

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Jewish MP steps down to make way for Andy Burnham to run for Parliament

Manchester Mayor says he will seek election as Josh Simons bows out

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

May 14, 2026 18:03

Labour's Josh Simons (front centre). Credit: Josh Simons, Twitter/X

Tower Hamlets posters label IDF soldier ‘Labour’s monster’

The materials were reported to police over concerns they would ‘stir up hatred against Jewish people’

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

May 11, 2026 14:52

Screenshot of posters put up in Tower Hamlets ahead of the local elections (X/AlexHearn)

PM writes to synagogues to voice his support ‘at this painful and frightening time’

Letter comes amid spiralling attacks on the Jewish community

By JC Reporter

1 min read

May 8, 2026 17:39

Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Photo by Jack Taylor - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Local election results live!

Our rolling blog with the Jewish angle on the English council and Scottish and Welsh parliamentary polls

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Polanski ‘endorsed conspiracy theories’ about Starmer being ‘paid’ by Israel

The Green Party leader appeared to back the claim that the prime minister is in hock to ‘Zionist philanthropists’

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

May 5, 2026 12:17

Green Party leader Zack Polanski gives a speech to party supporters at the Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Cardiff, Wales, May 2, 2026 (Credit: Jon Rowley/Getty Images)

What a Green takeover would mean for the Jewish residents of Hackney and Haringey

Zack Polanksi’s party is set to make historic gains on May 7 – and it’s a worrying prospect for many

By Nicole Lampert

5 min read

April 22, 2026 12:21

These London boroughs are set to become two of the most fiercely fought battlegrounds in next month’s local elections (Photo: Getty Images)

By Lorin Bell-Cross

Drive to reclaim Gaza vote may lie behind Labour calls for Nick Timothy’s sacking

What a party source claims is a ‘manufactured row’ comes after Gorton loss and ahead of feared local election drubbing

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March 20, 2026 14:56

Green Party deputy leader suggests Labour MPs paid for by ‘Israel Lobby’

Labour MP David Taylor hits back at Mothin Ali, saying Greens had become a ‘sewage’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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February 24, 2026 18:15

Facing criticism: Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali

People who played a role in hounding me out of Labour are in office now, says Dame Louise Ellman

Labour stalwart who rejoined party under Starmer says Corbynistas viewed Zionism as an obstacle to ‘the collapse of capitalism’

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

January 7, 2026 16:57

Dame Louise Ellman (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Labour

Burnham is ‘someone who will listen and who cares,’ says Jewish former special adviser

Andy Burnham’s test is whether he confronts the extremism threatening British Jews

Andy Burnham was ‘absent’ from battle against Corbyn, say Labour insiders

Will Andy Burnham’s premiership be good for the Jews?

Starmer tackled antisemitism in opposition – but then helped fuel it in power

The ‘Greens for Palestine’ Papers make an inquiry unavoidable

Antisemitism has become normalised – and Barnet Council is determined to fight it

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