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The UK Labour party's John McDonnell gives a speech at the general election count center in Uxbridge, west London, on December 13, 2019. (Oli SCARFF / AFP)
February 21, 2020, 7:15 pm
UK Labour No. 2 under fire for comparing WikiLeaks’ Assange to Dreyfus
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell doubles down after criticism for claiming hacker ‘persecuted for political reasons’ in a manner similar to anti-Semitic 1894 show trial in France
By ToI Staff
Labour MP John McDonnell, Shadow Chancellor, speaks ahead of the Grenfell fire one-year anniversary solidarity march organized by Justice4Grenfell and the Fire Brigade's Union, in Westminster in London, June 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
December 8, 2019, 5:15 pm
UK Labour’s No. 2 admits anti-Semitism row could hurt party at the ballot
Days before election, amid leaks showing unresolved complaints about anti-Jewish sentiment, John McDonnell says Corbyn’s party learned its lesson from ‘horrible, horrible period’
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Labour MP Joan Ryan, chair of Labour Friends of Israel (Courtesy)
March 3, 2019, 3:14 pm
MP who quit Labour says anti-Semitism ‘intimately related’ to arrival of Corbyn
UK lawmaker Joan Ryan reportedly received threats of rape and that she be ‘thrown in the ovens’; senior UK Labour official says party has small anti-Semitism problem
By Stuart Winer
Labour MP Luciana Berger delivers a speech to the Annual Conference on October 7, 2015 in Brighton, UK. (screen capture: YouTube)
February 8, 2019, 4:39 pm
Jewish UK Labour MP faces no confidence vote over anti-Semitism row
Luciana Berger called ‘disruptive Zionist’ by local members ahead of non-binding vote; MP vows to continue exposing Jew hatred
By ToI Staff
Jenny Manson interviewing Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell at a Labour event, October 2018. (YouTube screenshot)
October 18, 2018, 9:03 am
Head of pro-Corbyn group seeks to become MP in Britain’s most Jewish district
Jenny Manson receives backing of key ally John McDonnell at controversial meeting where a number of Jewish journalists were allegedly barred
By Robert Philpot
Members of the Jewish community hold a protest against Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and anti-Semitism in the Labour party, outside the British Houses of Parliament in central London on March 26, 2018. (AFP/Tolga Akmen)
October 12, 2018, 5:04 pm
Jewish journalists, anti-racism activists barred from Labour event in London
Dozens of Jews reportedly told at last minute their tickets are cancelled; organizers say those barred were guilty of misrepresenting party positions in anti-Semitism row
By JTA
Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn looks on, on the third day of the Labour party conference in Liverpool, north west England on September 25, 2018. (Oli SCARFF/AFP)
September 26, 2018, 7:41 am
Brexit, anti-Semitism loom as Corbyn makes pitch for power
With party facing deep divisions, speech to Labour conference not expected to address toxic issue of whether to stay in European Union
By AFP
Demonstrators hold placards and flags of Israel as they protest outside the headquarters of Britain's opposition Labour party in central London on September 4, 2018. (AFP/ DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS)
September 4, 2018, 8:25 pm
UK Labour adopts full anti-Semitism definition, but adds ‘free speech’ caveat
Labour Friends of Israel says Corbyn ‘totally undermines’ decision to accept full definition by including ‘unnecessary’ clarification; Board of Deputies hails ‘long overdue’ move
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside the headquarters of Britain's opposition Labour party in central London on September 4, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS)
September 4, 2018, 4:36 pm
Rival sides protest as UK’s Labour mulls anti-Semitism definition
Demonstrators in London shout slogans for and against Corbyn as party’s national executive committee meets to decide whether to adopt internationally accepted wording
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Jeremy Corbyn meets with asylum seekers in Glasgow, Scotland, August 22, 2018. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images via JTA)
September 4, 2018, 8:59 am
UK Labour expected to adopt international anti-Semitism definition, with caveat
Amid sharp criticism of leader Jeremy Corbyn, main opposition party may clarify that criticism of Israeli policies is a matter of free speech
By ToI Staff
Labour MP John McDonnell, Shadow Chancellor, speaks ahead of the Grenfell fire one-year anniversary solidarity march organized by Justice4Grenfell and the Fire Brigade's Union, in Westminster in London, June 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
August 9, 2018, 5:04 pm
Leading Labour MP slammed for accusing Israel of trying Gaza ‘genocide’ in 2012
Amid anti-Semitism scandal, party backs Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell after video emerges; Jewish groups demand apology for ‘wild claims’
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival in Tolpuddle, England, on July 22, 2018. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
August 5, 2018, 10:30 am
Corbyn-supporting group says UK Jewish leaders fabricating anti-Semitism crisis
Labour Representation Committee, headed by ally of party chief, defends claim that Jewish ‘Trump fanatics’ initiated the scandal
By ToI Staff
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