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British opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in north London on April 4, 2019. (Tolga AKMEN / AFP)
June 9, 2019, 3:58 am
Corbyn says new MP accused of anti-Semitism is ‘not a racist in any way’
Labour chief notes Lisa Forbes has apologized for liking a Facebook post, the bigotry of which she claims she did not notice: ‘She has made her position very clear’
By TOI staff
Lisa Forbes of the Labour Party accepts her win for the local seat after all votes are in and counted at the Kingsgate Conference Centre in Peterborough, England on June 6, 2019. (Lindsey Parnaby / AFP)
June 8, 2019, 7:53 am
Senior UK Labour lawmaker calls for suspension of new MP in anti-Semitism row
Dame Louise Ellman says Lisa Forbes should lose whip during probe; 2nd MP subject of complaints over alleged Jew hatred, including taunting staff member over Star of David
By TOI staff
Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves from the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, in central London on March 27, 2019, after hearing the outcome of the indicative votes on the alternative options for Brexit. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP)
April 8, 2019, 8:42 am
UK’s Jewish Labour Movement passes motion of no confidence in Corbyn
Vote comes after report on cases in which little to no action was taken against members who blamed 9/11 on Jews and attacked Jewish MPs; 863 complaints yielded 29 expulsions
By TOI staff
Illustrative: People hold up placards and Union flags as they gather for a demonstration organized by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism outside the head office of the British opposition Labour Party in central London on April 8, 2018. (AFP/Tolga Akmen)
February 12, 2019, 11:45 am
UK Labour lawmakers lash leaders on anti-Semitism figures
7 MPs tell Corbyn report saying hundreds of anti-Semitism complaints led to several dozen members’ suspension is ‘incomplete,’ fear Labour is ‘institutionally antisemitic’
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump (right) welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on March 5, 2018, in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
May 30, 2018, 2:13 pm
White House says Israel to hold back on settlements over Trump’s ‘concerns’
After 2,000 new West Bank homes advanced on Wednesday, US says it remains ‘firmly committed to pursuing a comprehensive peace between Israelis and Palestinians’
By TOI staff
Despite pressures from anti-Israel and anti-Semitic voices within her party, Louise Ellman is running for reelection to the post she's held since 1997. (courtesy)
May 12, 2017, 3:57 pm
This tough-as-nails UK politician won’t be cowed by anti-Semitism in her own party
Saying it’s not in her character to be intimidated, often-attacked Jewish Labour MP Louise Ellman is an unabashed friend of Israel
By Robert Philpot
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