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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, welcomes Israel's then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside Downing Street in London, September 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
May 2, 2020, 1:57 pm
UK lawmakers urge Johnson to sanction Israel if West Bank annexation goes ahead
130 signatories from both major parties say Britain sanctioned Russia over Crimea grab, so any move by Netanyahu must be met with the same response
By ToI Staff
Conservative MP Michael Gove speaks during a Conservative Party campaign event to celebrate the result of the General Election, in central London on December 13, 2019 (Ben Stansall/AFP)
December 13, 2019, 12:41 pm
After Corbyn loss, minister says UK Jews ‘shouldn’t have to live in fear again’
Michael Gove says with Labour defeat, British Jews don’t have to worry about the possibility of a PM who ‘trafficked in anti-Jewish rhetoric and embraced anti-Jewish terrorists’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, walking along the promenade, arrives for the Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England, September 21, 2019. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
October 31, 2019, 2:29 pm
UK Jewish Labour group won’t campaign for Corbyn-led party in December elections
Jewish Labour Movement says its members will only canvass for ‘exceptional’ candidates, but it shouldn’t be seen as sign of support for Conservative, Liberal Democrat parties
By ToI Staff
Margaret Hodge speaks during the Jewish Labour Movement Conference in London, September 2, 2018. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images/via JTA)
October 29, 2019, 4:59 pm
Jewish Labour MP who called Corbyn an anti-Semite wins contest to run again
Margaret Hodge to remain local party candidate after reselection victory; Jewish umbrella group hails ’emphatic’ vote
By ToI Staff
Louise Ellman resigned from the Labour party due to systemic antisemitism within the party. (Courtesy)
October 3, 2019, 3:52 am
Jewish MP who criticized Corbyn faces Labour no confidence motion on Yom Kippur
Debate calling for Louise Ellman’s resignation scheduled for eve of holy day; Jewish Labour Movement: Timing is ‘truly despicable; party is institutionally racist toward Jews’
By ToI Staff
Margaret Hodge speaks during the Jewish Labour Movement Conference in London, September 2, 2018. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images/via JTA)
September 29, 2019, 12:43 am
Jewish MP who called Corbyn an anti-Semite faces Labour ousting
Margaret Hodge expresses disappointment after reselection vote okayed; Jewish Labour Movement says she has been ‘a steadfast campaigner against racism, fascism and intolerance’
By ToI Staff
British opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in north London on April 4, 2019. (Tolga AKMEN / AFP)
May 1, 2019, 1:02 pm
Corbyn found to have written foreword for book claiming Jews control banks
In 2011 reprint of 1902 tome praised by Labour leader, global finance is said to be in the hands of ‘men of a single and peculiar race’
By ToI Staff
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives at the Newport Centre, in Newport, South Wales, during a campaign rally for prospective parliamentary candidate Ruth Jones who is standing in the Newport West by-election, March 30, 2019. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
April 14, 2019, 9:07 am
Corbyn admits evidence of anti-Semitism in UK Labour may have been ‘ignored’
In recording, leader expresses doubts over handling of cases of Jew hatred; Labour spokesman: This shows desire to rebuild trust; staffer said fired for leaking lack of punishments
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
British opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in north London on April 4, 2019. (Tolga AKMEN / AFP)
April 7, 2019, 12:29 pm
Exposé shows UK Labour has failed to punish members for vile anti-Semitic taunts
Report details cases in which little to no action was taken against members who blamed 9/11 on Jews and railed against Jewish MPs; 863 complaints have yielded just 29 expulsions
By Michael Bachner
Former Labour MP and chair of Labour Friends of Israel, Joan Ryan (ToI staff)
February 20, 2019, 4:18 am
Citing anti-Semitism, UK Labour Friends of Israel head is 8th MP to quit party
Announcing departure from Labour after four decades, Joan Ryan, who is not Jewish, slams Corbyn for presiding over party’s ‘culture of anti-Jewish racism and hatred of Israel’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Former Labour party MP Luciana Berger (C), arrives with MPs Chris Leslie (3R), Angela Smith (2R) and Gavin Shuker, to speak at a press conference in London on February 18, 2019, where they announced their resignation from the Labour Party, and the formation of a new independent group of MPs (Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)
February 18, 2019, 1:00 pm
MP says UK Labour is ‘institutionally anti-Semitic’ as 7 lawmakers quit party
Announcing biggest split in 38 years, one MP cites ‘very difficult, painful but necessary decision’; another charges that party ‘turned its back on the British public’ over Brexit
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves the stage after delivering a speech at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 24, 2018. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images via JTA)
February 5, 2019, 9:01 am
UK Labour MPs demand data on party’s efforts to root out anti-Semitism
General Secretary Jennie Formby faces charges of foot-dragging in tackling abuse, insists progress has been made
By JTA and ToI Staff
UK Labour MP Ian Austin accuses party leader Jeremy Corbyn of anti-Semitism during a Commons debate on April 17, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)
November 28, 2018, 3:22 pm
UK Labour won’t sanction MP who branded its anti-Semitism policy a ‘disgrace’
Party reprimands Ian Austin over heated debate with official, but lawmaker says he will ‘make no apologies,’ slams ‘appalling’ handling of inquiry against him
By Michael Bachner
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