Labour party

UK Labour councils could face legal action unless they stop BDS activity

This comes after multiple local authorities voted not to work with firms that they deem to be “complicit in Israeli war crimes...or somehow benefit from activity in the West Bank."

BDS marks its 20th anniversary.
 British Foreign Secretary David Lammy walks along Downing Street on the day British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held an emergency meeting to discuss the Israel-Iran conflict, June 18, 2025.

UK plans justice overhaul to prioritize victims by cutting court delays

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood visit Peacehaven Mosque in Peacehaven, United Kingdom, on October 23, 2025.

Britain announces largest asylum policy overhaul in modern times

 Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024.

UK's Tommy Robinson questions Nigel Farage's credibility, sees Reform win


Labour report blames Corbyn’s rivals for flawed response to antisemitism

Several Jewish community leaders, including former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks, have accused Corbyn personally of being an antisemite.

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reacts after the General Election results of the Islington North constituency were announced

Starmer addressed Labour antisemitism more in days than Corbyn in years

In addition, he discussed having the Jewish Labour Movement train all party staff regarding sensitivity to antisemitism as soon as possible.

Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer attend a general election campaign meeting in Harlow, Britain November 5, 2019

Friends of Palestine chair is UK Labour’s new shadow foreign secretary

Nandy has both spoken in support for an arms embargo against Israel and has put forward a plan to combat antisemitism within her party.

Lisa Nandy

What does Starmer's election as Labour leader mean for British Jewry?

Jewish MPs were hounded from their party, and some Jewish families contemplated leaving the country if Corbyn won the December 2019 election. It is natural to feel relief that Corbyn has gone.

New Labour Party leader Keir Starmer

UK Labour’s new leader better than Corbyn, but that’s a low bar - analysis

Starmer ran as a unifier. But he can't cure the party of antisemitism if he won't identify where the disease is coming from.

Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer attend a general election campaign meeting in Harlow, Britain November 5, 2019

New UK Labour Party leader Starmer apologizes for party’s antisemitism

Keir Starmer won with 56.2% of the vote by party members and supporters.

Britain's opposition Labour Party new leader Keir Starmer

London councillor to Labour Party: Drop 'zero-tolerance' to antisemitism

The constituency's MP, David Lammy, slammed the amendment and came out in support of the Jewish Labour members that also spoke out against it.

MP David Lammy with Tottenham Labour Party members and others.

Corbyn opens the door for 'never again' to become 'never say never'

Corbyn's blind spot on post-Holocaust antisemitism suggests 'never again' was merely a comfort blanket for a population traumatized by the Nazis' crimes.

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, arrives to vote in Islington, London, Britain June 8, 2017

Labour Party on hold while seek to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader

The race to choose Labour's next leader is on, but the process is a long, drawn out one.

Rebecca Long-Bailey

Opinion: Labour Party is in decline, here's why

“The Labor Party has reached a shameful post-Zionist end,” so what is going on and why?

Amir Peretz at the Maariv/Jerusalem Post election conference on September 11