UK Labour Party

Andy Burnham’s rise forced Keir Starmer from Downing Street - opinion

Like Moses, Sir Keir Starmer will not bring his people into the promised land, whatever that looks like, but it will be Burnham who adopts the role of Joshua.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the timeline for his resignation, following Andy Burnham's decisive victory last week in the Makerfield by-election, outside 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, June 22, 2026.
NEWLY ELECTED Makerfield MP Andy Burnham of Britain's Labour Party greets a supporter following his victory in the Makerfield by-election, triggered by the resignation of Labour MP John Simons, at the The Edge Wigan in Wigan, Britain, June 19, 2026.

Andy Burnham's election to parliament sets up bid to oust UK PM Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears on stage at Britain's Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025.

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic will not stop it from sinking - opinion

British Health Secretary Wes Streeting walks on Downing Street, on the day of the State Opening of Parliament, in London, Britain, May 13, 2026.

UK health minister resigns, calls for a leadership contest to oust PM Starmer


UK Labour Party passes motion that defines Israel as 'apartheid state'

The motion to define Israel as an apartheid state comes as the party tried to recover from the antisemitism scandal the party faced under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

 Demonstrators take part in protests outside a meeting of the National Executive of Britain's Labour Party which will discuss the party's definition of antisemitism, in London, September 4, 2018

Life is a fantasy until antisemitism reappears - new Tenenbom book

Just as in Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew, Tenenbom suggests that Jews have been “tamed” by their tormentors until shame and fear have bent their knees into submission.

 BRITISH FOREIGN Office minister Ivan Lewis at a 2010 press conference in Yemen. Tenenbom interviewed Lewis for his book.

The history of Jews and the British Labour Party

The rise in antisemitism in the party was a betrayal of the loyalty Jewish community members had given to it over the years.  Why this loyalty exists at all is a much-debated question.

 Prime Minister Harold Wilson visits a retirement home in Washington, Tyne and Wear

Ken Loach: UK Labour Party expelled me for not 'disowning' alleged antisemites

Loach is a close friend and major supporter Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader who was excoriated for allowing what critics deemed a major antisemitism streak to fester.

Director Ken Loach poses during a photocall for the film "I, Daniel Blake" in competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 13, 2016

UK Labour activists suspended over antisemitism lose court petition

Eight members of the British Labour Party claim they had been unfairly suspended or expelled following antisemitic remarks.

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018.

British Labour Party suspends 14 members over alleged antisemitism

Spokespeople for Labour and the Conservatives said the suspensions were part of the policy of zero tolerance toward antisemitic rhetoric in their ranks.

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018.

Book Review: The taming of the British Jew

Tuvia Tenenbom has made his name with a series of best-selling books in which he relates his encounters with an impressively large number of people in several countries.

Tenenbom in close contact with Jeremy Corbyn

Twitter suspends Jewish account key to UK Labour defeat

The anonymous account suspended by Twitter, GnasherJew, was a leading source of allegations of Antisemitism against the UK Labour Party and its then-leader Jeremy Corbyn during the 2019 election.

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018

Attempt to release names of Labour antisemitism report leakers rejected

“There is therefore no certainty that the information sought will lead to the identification of the wrongdoer or wrongdoers.”

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018

Man who spat in face of former UK Labour leader Corbyn sentenced

Corbyn, who led Labour into the 2019 election which was won by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was cycling with his wife near his home in north London when he came across Gerald Dore, 56.

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reacts at a launch event for the Labour party's general election campaign in London, Britain October 31, 2019.