Jeremy Corbyn to be sued over criticism of Labour libel deal

Jeremy Corbyn is facing legal action after criticising Labour’s decision to apologise and pay damages to anti-Semitism whistleblowers who highlighted failings under his leadership of the party. Seven former party staff members and journalist John Ware are bringing a case against the former opposition leader after he attacked successor Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to settle a … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn blasts Sir Keir Starmer for apologising to Labour’s anti-Semitism whistleblowers

Jeremy Corbyn blasted his successor Sir Keir Starmer today over a ‘political decision’ to pay ‘substantial damages’ to seven whistleblowers over ‘defamatory and false allegations’ as Labour’s anti-Semitism civil war erupted into fresh conflict. The former Labour leader said the decision to settle a High Court case today over a BBC Panorama investigation into the party was … Read more

Labour whistleblower settlement in High Court today

Labour will pay ‘substantial damages’ to seven whistleblowers over ‘defamatory and false allegations’ made after BBC Panorama anti-Semitism probe Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party made formal apology to whistleblowers today Move as part of a settlement is a clear breach with policy under Jeremy Corbyn Whistleblowers sued party for defamation after BBC Panorama probe last … Read more

Diane Abbott wants Prevent counter-terror programme replaced

Diane Abbott leads calls for government to scrap ‘toxic, counter-productive’ Prevent counter-terrorism programme Labour’s Diane Abbott said the terror Prevent programme is ‘counter-productive’ Zarah Sultana said people were reported for reading text books for their degrees Prevent aims to stop people becoming terrorists or by supporting terrorism  Ms Abbott said the government should be seeking … Read more

Union boss’s early retirement sparks fears his replacement may undermine Sir Keir Starmer

Keir and loathing for Labour leader as supportive union boss’s early retirement sparks fears his replacement may undermine him Unite’s Len McCluskey is to depart a year before his term in office was due to end The union has put increased pressure on Sir Keir Starmer since taking the reins Potential successors have warned they … Read more

MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle resigns from Labour front bench

MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle steps down from Labour front bench because of a ‘torrent of online hate’ two weeks after he accused JK Rowling of exploiting her sexual assault ordeal in transgender row The Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven MP suffered ‘daily calls of harassment’  He served as shadow cabinet minister for air quality and natural environmental MP … Read more

Julian Lewis accuses PM of ‘improper’ bid to seize control of security watchdog

The new chair of Parliament’s intelligence watchdog today accused Boris Johnson of an ‘improper’ bid to seize control after the PM’s favoured candidate was outflanked in a vote. Julian Lewis hit out after No10 kicked him out of the Tory party in revenge for his dramatic ambush of Chris Grayling last night, which saw him … Read more

Julian Lewis kicked out of Tories for ‘working with Labour’

A Tory MP has been kicked out of the Tory party tonight for ‘working with Labour and the opposition’ after he beat Boris Johnson’s pick Chris Grayling to the chairmanship of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee. Dr Julian Lewis secured the role despite widespread expectation that Mr Grayling would receive the backing of the … Read more

Tory MP Julian Lewis is kicked out of the party for ‘working with Labour’ to beat Chris Grayling

A Tory MP has been kicked out of the Tory party tonight for ‘working with Labour and the opposition’ after he beat Boris Johnson’s pick Chris Grayling to the chairmanship of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee. Dr Julian Lewis secured the role despite widespread expectation that Mr Grayling would receive the backing of the … Read more

Keir Starmer signs up for September Clean to rid UK of litter

Keir Starmer signs up for the September Clean: Labour leader will join the PM (and thousands of furloughed staff) to rid Britain of lockdown litter Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer signs up for the Great British September Clean Heritage groups, businesses and the Wombles gave their backing to campaign The Daily Mail-backed campaign will take … Read more