Scandal erupts at pro-Corbyn MP Sam Tarry’s local branch, where senior JVL members who originally nominated him as Labour candidate submit an antisemitic motion which he fails to condemn
A scandal has erupted at the Party branch of the new pro-Corbyn MP, Sam Tarry. Last week, at the Cranbrook and Valentines branch of the Labour Party in Mr Tarry’s Ilford South constituency, a motion was carried declaring that there was “no antisemitism in the Labour Party” and attacking the Board of Deputies of British […]
Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges £300,000 from London to help preserve Auschwitz camp, though concerns remain over his role campaigning for antisemitic Labour Party leader
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has committed £300,000 from London to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, which manages the site, in order “to help ensure that the horrors of the Holocaust are never forgotten.” The grant will reportedly support the preservation of the gas chambers, crematoria, barracks and other exhibits. The UK sends the most international […]
Teenager who pleaded guilty to setting Jewish man’s hair on fire in antisemitic attack on local bus has been sentenced
A teenager who set a Jewish passenger’s hair on fire while using racist epithets has been sentenced by Highbury Corner Youth Court. The incident took place shortly before 19:00 on 26th March 2018 on the number 210 bus, when the teenager and another male sat in front of and behind the victim, who was working […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives impassioned condemnation of the endurance of antisemitism in our time
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has given an impassioned condemnation of antisemitism in comments to Parliament. Responding to a question in the House of Commons about marking Holocaust Memorial Day with action rather than mere signatures in books, Mr Johnson expressed his desire to do “absolutely everything we can to stamp out the resurgence of […]
Controversial new Labour MP Zarah Sultana embroiled in yet another scandal about Jews
A controversial new Labour MP with a history of unseemly comments, including about Jews, is embroiled in yet another such scandal. Zarah Sultana, newly elected to represent Coventry South (albeit with a drastically reduced majority), reportedly told a Jewish student that it was “privilege” that allowed them to argue for peace in the Middle East, […]