Sir Keir Starmer to ban 1,000 far-left Labour Party members from “toxic” organisations
Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly set to ban 1,000 far-left Labour Party members active in four “toxic” fringe groups. Labour’s National Executive Committee, the Party’s ruling body, will be asked to disaffiliate the four organisations, including Labour Against the Witchhunt, a group that was set up to protest the expulsion of Labour members for alleged […]
Wolverhampton man given community order after filming dog in microwave and making antisemitic comments about Holocaust
A Wolverhampton man has been handed a community order after he filmed his dog in a microwave and made antisemitic comments about the Holocaust. Stephen Lee Short, 32, made five videos where he filmed a woman placing a dog into a microwave and other kitchen appliances. In one of the clips, Mr Short was understood […]
Scottish Labour councillor Jim Sheridan suspended from Party for second time after inflammatory comments
Scottish Labour councillor Jim Sheridan has been suspended from the Party for a second time after his inflammatory comments led to an antisemitism investigation last month. The investigation came after he appeared to double down on previous inflammatory comments, as well as claiming that former Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from the Party simply for “expressing free […]
The Sunday Times removes reference to Orthodox Jews in article about “vultures preying” on shopping centres after CAA complaint
The Sunday Times has removed a reference to Orthodox Jews in an article about “vultures preying” on shopping centres after a complaint from Campaign Against Antisemitism. The article, titled “Vultures prey on bombed-out shopping centres”, focussed on investors who are purchasing the now-derelict shopping centres in Britain, with particular emphasis on vultures, which are a […]
Cartoonist suspended from YesCymru after posting “blatantly antisemitic caricature” of fellow member
A cartoonist, known as Mumph, has been suspended from YesCymru, an organisation that campaigns for an independent Wales, after posting a cartoon on Twitter which has been described as a “blatantly antisemitic caricature” of a fellow member. The incident was initially raised on Twitter by the group “Labour for an Independent Wales.” It stated that […]