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UK Labour leader Starmer defends showing Berlin Holocaust memorial in election video

Keir Starmer, who vowed to reform his party after an extended antisemitism scandal, has defended the video about his recent visit to build political ties with German leaders.

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 20, 2022 2:23 pm

Keir Starmer speaks at the annual Labour conference in Brighton, UK on Sept. 25, 2021. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

UK Labour Party announces new review process for antisemitism complaints, and end of ‘a dark chapter’ for Jews

“We have closed the door this evening to antisemitism in the Labour Party,” Labour leader Keir Starmer said at the party’s annual conference.

September 27, 2021 3:02 pm

British Jews feel more welcome, optimistic in 1st major poll after Corbyn replacement

More than two thirds of 1,846 respondents envision a future in the UK, but 41% have considered leaving the country due to anti-Semitism.

January 18, 2021 12:51 pm

Zoom prayers and Jewish kids: UK Labour leader Keir Starmer opens up about his Jewish family

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 28, 2020 2:27 pm

Labour former leader Jeremy Corbyn, show speaking at a London mosque in May 2019, wrote an email to party members saying anti-Semitism must be driven out of the movement. (Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images)

Jeremy Corbyn will not represent Labour in British Parliament, his successor clarifies

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 18, 2020 4:02 pm

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, right, and his successor Keir Starmer talk to journalists in Brussels, Belgium on March 21, 2019. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Corbyn suspended from Labour after report finds the British party committed ‘unlawful harassment’ against Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz October 29, 2020 6:25 am

John Mann, a non-Jewish Brexit supporter, is the UK’s loudest critic of anti-Semitism

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 25, 2020 1:26 pm

British Labour Party apologizes for defaming ex-staffers who spoke out on anti-Semitism

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 22, 2020 11:24 am

UK’s new Labour leader is ‘failing’ in vow to crack down on anti-Semitism, British Jewish groups say

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 4, 2020 5:15 pm

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer leaving his home in London, UK on April 22, 2020. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

The UK Labour Party’s new leader Keir Starmer has a tough job: Winning back Jews while working with Corbyn allies

By Cnaan Liphshiz April 22, 2020 2:56 pm

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