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Labour MPs Naz Shah, Chris Williamson and Clive Lewis must explain why they attended event organised by members suspended over antisemitism claims

Polish author who partly blamed Jews for Holocaust deaths cancels talks in UK following calls for Home Office to block entry

Senior GMB union official Neil Smith reportedly under investigation for retweeting suggestion that “Blairites weaponise antisemitism”

Unapologetic Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey claims “right-wing media” is exaggerating Labour’s antisemitism problem

The Labour Party’s double standard in suspending Jennifer James establishes a new benchmark for its response to allegations of antisemitism

CAA reveals author and Labour Party activist Daniel Waterman said wearing a Jewish skullcap or star of David is like waving a Nazi flag

George Galloway says he will sue Momentum Chair Jon Lansman who accused him of antisemitism, and claims he will call his friend Jeremy Corbyn as a witness

Labour Party takes days to suspend Jennifer James for comments on transgender issues, having ignored antisemitism complaint for months

It was deeply inappropriate for Jonathan Dimbleby to use his keynote on Holocaust Memorial Day to claim that antisemitism is being used to silence Israel’s critics

Why did CAA and Jewish organisations around the world criticise Jeremy Corbyn for not mentioning Jews in his initial Holocaust memorial message when others did the same?

Comment: We must not betray Holocaust survivors by allowing supporters of those who seek a new Holocaust to lay wreaths on Holocaust Memorial Day

British Government defends against push to fully proscribe genocidal Hizballah terrorist group in win for groups planning to bring London to a standstill again with pro-Hizballah parade this summer

Jeremy Corbyn must apologise for failing to mention Jews or antisemitism in his Holocaust memorial statement

Lithuanian Government adopts International Definition of Antisemitism

Christine Shawcroft, Chair of Labour’s Disputes Panel, fails to recuse herself from sitting in judgement of antisemitic “friend”

Labour Party’s shortlisted parliamentary candidate for Hastings and Rye dropped over Facebook posts claiming Holocaust victims “died with dignity” and Palestine is new Warsaw Ghetto

Local Labour Party meeting reportedly totally failed to react to claim that reason “there are prostitutes in this ward is because of the Jews”

Labour Against the Witch-Hunt expels member over antisemitism, prompting formation of group against antisemitism witch-hunt within Labour Against the Witch-Hunt

Minister for Universities, Jo Johnson, proposes measures to scrap policies designed to stop extremists inciting hatred on campus, without suggesting any new measures against antisemitism

Jewish Voice for Labour activist Beverly Krell posts death threats to former Labour Friends of Israel Chair and threats of violence to Jews

Former UKIP MEP, Godfrey Bloom, rails against Goldman Sachs as an “international Jewish bank”

Investigation opened into Tommy Sheppard MP over allegations that Jewish people were deliberately excluded from event at House of Commons

CAA calls for Wales Green Party’s Deputy Leader, Pippa Bartolotti, to be expelled after claiming Israel “only interested in the final solution” and has trapped Palestinians in “open air concentration camp”

Labour campaigner Daniel Harris reportedly suspended after posting video of councillors wearing Jewish prayer shawls and hats

Labour activist Laura Stuart reportedly suspended over posts attributed to her, including “Jews love money and are a bunch of crooks”

Baroness Warsi reportedly tells parliamentary group on British Muslims that Jews are not doing enough to tackle far-right and Islamophobia

Labour reportedly deselects Nasreen Khan and Billy Wells following investigations into antisemitic comments

Labour’s Emily Thornberry thinks British Jews need to show “a bit of movement” on antisemitism in the Labour Party

Labour selects Billy Wells, who defends Ken Livingstone and says “it’s the super rich families of the Zionist lobby that control the world”, as Council candidate

Prince Charles’ staff issue statement disavowing his 1986 letter as “not the Prince’s own views”

Prince Charles must repudiate 1986 letter demanding someone “take on the Jewish lobby” and claiming “influx” of Holocaust survivors to Israel caused terrorism and are a problem to be “eliminated”

Labour Party knew about comments by Nasreen Khan who said Hitler was not the “bad guy” and Jews are “playing victims”, but shortlisted her anyway

Priti Patel wanted “to curry favour with Jewish Tory donors” according to unnamed Conservative MP, while Labour’s Lord Falconer suggests Prime Minister risks being “in hock” to foreign power

Attack on Labour councillor who took action against antisemitism receives social media endorsement from Shadow Cabinet Minister Chris Williamson

Nigel Farage tries to end controversy over his remarks but repeats that a “Jewish lobby” exists and is “organised and powerful”

Comment: As Theresa May names the “new antisemitism”, Jeremy Corbyn rushes to protect it

Queen’s Park branch of the Labour Party debates whether supporters of genocidal antisemitic terrorist group Hizballah should be allowed in the Party

Andrew Neil forced to tell former Labour Party Leader Harriet Harman to “be quiet” after she repeats disgusting Holocaust joke live on air

Jeremy Corbyn’s office is “glad” about the readmission of Moshe Machover, who defended Ken Livingstone and accused Jewish students of obeying Israeli Embassy

CAA demands that Nigel Farage apologise for his deplorable claim that a “Jewish lobby” in hock to Israel is subverting American politics

Fake EU body allegedly demands that Jews are gassed, calls for a “final solution” for Israel and vows to “hunt down” members of British Council for Countering Antisemitism

CAA calls on Palestine Solidarity Campaign to sever all ties with its Patron, Alexei Sayle, who says all allegations of antisemitism amongst Corbyn supporters are a “fabrication”

Bulgaria becomes the latest country to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism and also appoints national coordinator against antisemitism

Scott Nelson who was “removed” from the Labour Party following tweets about “Jewish companies” tells CAA he can apply to rejoin “whether you like it or not”

Antisemitic conspiracy theorist Tapash Abu Shaim ran stall at Labour Party Conference and given tour of Parliament by Jeremy Corbyn

CAA welcomes Home Office announcement of a new national online hate crime hub for police, exactly as we recommended

Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East apologises for post on social media proposing a “final solution”

Home Secretary designates two more far-right groups as terrorist organisations following wave of arrests

University of Edinburgh refuses to stop event with Miko Peled, who told Labour event that delegates should be allowed to deny Holocaust

Comment: Jeremy Corbyn’s big speech failed to mention the Labour Party’s big problem, and that tells us a great deal

Ken Livingstone emerges from suspension over antisemitism to say Labour antisemites are just going “over the top when they criticise Israel”

Leader of Unite union must apologise or resign for claiming antisemitism is “mood music” to undermine Jeremy Corbyn, and praising group whose spokeswoman laughs at antisemitism

We welcome new rules passed by Labour Party Conference to make it easier to expel antisemites, but now the Party must walk the walk, not just talk the talk

UK Equality and Human Rights Commission CEO says Labour antisemitism is so bad that the Party must now prove it is not racist

Labour Party may be banned from holding its annual conference at Brighton Centre permanently over antisemitism

Tense scenes and dismay from Jewish delegates at Labour Party Conference as vote awaited on new rules making it easier to expel antisemites from the Party

Shadow Emergency Services Minister Chris Williamson MP allegedly praised Jackie Walker and said her suspension was “disgraceful”

New CAA research shows antisemitism amongst officials in Labour is eight times worse than any other party

Calls to allow Holocaust denial and expel the Jewish Labour Movement electrify Labour Conference fringe event

“Labour Party Marxists” allege Nazi-Zionist collaboration and urge “counterattack” against allegations of antisemitism in article distributed at Labour Party Conference

German federal government adopts International Definition of Antisemitism following independent review of measures against antisemitism

Unite the union hires former Labour candidate Vicki Kirby, who said Jews have “big noses” and Hitler is the “Zionist G-d”

Labour Party Conference will reportedly include a session on the supposed antisemitism “witch hunt”

CAA calls on Home Secretary to ban alleged antisemite Sheikh Ekrima Sabri from entering the UK to address MPs

Chris Williamson MP must apologise and withdraw his claim that antisemitism allegations against Labour are “bulls***” and “dirty tricks”

Baroness Tonge shares “Jewish lobby” rant complete with antisemitic caricature of hook-nosed Jew

Labour selects Councillor Luke Cresswell, who tweeted “Moses must be proud” of supposed genocide, to run in by-election

Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign rejects in-depth report forensically detailing antisemitism within their movement as a “smear”

CAA writes to Sajid Javid after review of evidence from Palestine Expo finds concerns over antisemitism and extremism were well founded

Ken Livingstone reportedly facing a new investigation by the Labour Party after his claims that “Hitler was supporting Zionism” only resulted in suspension

CAA publishes lawyers’ opinion endorsing the International Definition of Antisemitism, including for further adoption by public bodies

Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour MP for Kemptown, reportedly defends Melanie Melvin’s claim that “Israeli lobby” faked Syrian sarin gas attack

CAA, former military leaders and MPs issue a call to the Prime Minister on extremism and antisemitism

Antisemitic hate preacher permitted to enter the UK for Palestine Expo despite CAA warning the Home Office

Two weeks after losing his temper over pressure to call for a total ban on Hizballah, Sadiq Khan adds his voice to growing calls for complete proscription

Three months after 107 Labour MPs issued an ultimatum to expel Livingstone, the Labour Party remains a dystopia for Jews

Sajid Javid authorises use of government-owned conference centre for troubling Palestine Expo, after organisers threaten legal action

Sadiq Khan loses temper, resorts to playground taunts when asked by London Assembly members to back calls for full proscription of Hizballah

CAA raises concerns about Palestine Expo hosted at government-owned convention centre opposite Parliament

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq demands “truly independent” inquiry into Party’s antisemitism problem

Woman outside Borehamwood polling station filmed chanting “Vote Labour, let’s get the Jews out” at voters

UKIP candidate Philip Rose tweeted David Icke’s conspiracy myth about “Rothschild Zionists”

Labour suspends blogger who allegedly demanded to know if BBC interviewer was a “Zionist” after Corbyn’s performance is ridiculed

Audience member shouts “Jew, Jew, Jew!” at Labour candidate in Bradford for saying that Israel has a right to exist

Conservative candidate’s posters may have been targeted with swastikas over “longstanding support for the Jewish community”

Romanian government resolves to incorporate the International Definition of Antisemitism into national law

European Parliament calls on EU member states to adopt International Definition of Antisemitism and appoint politicians tasked with fighting antisemitism

Labour candidate for Vauxhall, Kate Hoey, canvassing with Jeremy Corbyn’s brother, Piers, who tweeted antisemitic conspiracy myths

“At times I ask myself were the Nazis right in herding the Jews into concentration camps” muses UKIP candidate Captain Paddy Singh

Jeremy Corbyn teams up with rapper Jme who allegedly retweeted “#ImSweatingMoreThan a Jew at a cash machine”

Police called in after Conservative candidate who converted to Judaism says Corbyn supporter jabbed him, then said she will “need a wash now”

Jeremy Corbyn adviser Tim Lezard questions whether security for British Jews should continue due to “Israel bombing Gaza”, Labour calls it a “staffing matter”

Melanie Melvin leaves Labour after claiming “Sarin gassing was filmed by the BBC at Pinewood on the orders of Mrs May and the Israeli lobby”

Baroness Tonge shares and then deletes cartoon which claims that the situation in Gaza is the same as the Holocaust

Austria becomes the latest country to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism

Scottish Jewish community leaders allegedly branded “ideological terrorists” during antisemitism meeting at Scottish Parliament

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, pledges to be on the front line in the fight against antisemitism

Tim Farron sacks disgraced parliamentary candidate David Ward over antisemitism, after first claiming that he was powerless to intervene

Antisemitic candidate suspended by the Liberal Democrats after being exposed by CAA, but reappointed to advise Bedfordshire Police

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