Christine Jardine: ‘Division is feeding the sickness of antisemitism — MPs must unite to tackle it’

One morning, not too long ago I visited a school in north London where, when the alarm went off, the children showed me what I should do. “Hide under the desk” they said, “that is the alarm to tell us there is an intruder in the school.” My heart broke for these primary school youngsters […]

Diane Abbott’s letter was ‘deeply wrong, historically wrong, and offensive’, says shadow minister

Diane Abbott has had the Labour whip suspended pending an investigation after the MP wrote a letter suggesting Jewish people are not subjected to the same racism as some other minorities. Ms Abbott, the former shadow home secretary under Jeremy Corbyn, apologised over the comments and said the letter published in The Observer had been […]

Jeremy Corbyn standing as an independent – Will his constituents vote for him?

Keir Starmer announced that Jeremy Corbyn would not be allowed to stand as a Labour MP at the next General Election. He says he wants the party to change and that eradicating antisemitism is vital in making this happen. Corbyn has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “a flagrant attack on the democratic rights of Islington […]

Corbyn accuses Starmer of denigrating Labour’s ‘democratic foundations’ ahead of vote on future

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s political future is in doubt ahead of a move to formally block him from standing for Labour at the next general election. Sir Keir Starmer will propose a motion today that will see the party’s ruling body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), refuse to endorse his predecessor to fight for […]

Anti-semitism report: Starmer faces the crossroads

Superficial changes aren’t enough. The Labour party needs root-and-branch reform.

Week in Review: Labour returns to its anti-racist roots

Zero-tolerance is a matter of priorities. Finally, tackling anti-semitism comes first.

Google ads are supporting fake news – here’s how we stop them

Taking on the fake news industry means challenging advertisers, one by one.

The Tory racism problem is as severe as Labour’s

A grim culture of hatred is festering away in the Conservative party, without any sustained effort to tackle it.

Election 2019: The ethics of voting for the lesser evil

What does moral philosophy have to say about situations where you have to actively support a least-bad option?

Don’t kid yourself: A vote for Labour ignores its anti-semitism problem

Now that the election campaign has kicked off, the concerns about anti-semitism in Labour seem to have faded into the background.