The Latest Breaking News from Martin Forde QC

UK lawyers warn of ‘race to the bottom’ after Tory MP issues deportation threat

Top lawyers call for change in rhetoric that has left minority ethnic Britons fearful as politicians target migrants

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025

Labour pays estimated £2m to settle claims by 20 people over leaked antisemitism dossier

Settlements include payout to former elections chief falsely accused of trying to sabotage Corbyn campaign in 2017

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025

Left is marginalised as Starmer allies dominate at Labour conference

Delegates were split at last year’s conference, but leader’s supporters now hold almost all the levers of power

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022

Key takeaways from the Forde report on Labour factionalism

Inquiry is deeply critical of party workers who backed Jeremy Corbyn and those who opposed him

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022

Black Labour staff suffer under party’s ‘hierarchy of racism’, Forde report finds

Many staff members felt that the “overwhelmingly white” Labour Party is an “unwelcoming place for people of colour”, the Forde report concluded

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

'Toxic' Labour factions 'treated antisemitism as a weapon', internal report finds

FACTIONS within the Labour party treated antisemitism as a “weapon”, a long-awaited report into a leaked dossier has found.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2022

Scathing report finds both sides in Labour used anti-Semitism as 'factional weapon'

The long-awaited Forde Report paints a picture of a party riven by factional differences with a complaints system that was ‘not fit for purpose’ and anti-Semitism that was weaponised by both sides

Daily Mirror · Jul 19, 2022

Two groups within Labour used antisemitism as ‘factional weapon’, report finds

The investigation also found the disciplinary process was ‘not fit for purpose’ and ‘potentially prone to factional interference’.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Antisemitism issue used as ‘factional weapon’ in Labour, report finds

Report commissioned by Keir Starmer highlights ‘toxicity on both sides’ under Jeremy Corbyn

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022

Labour receive long-awaited report into anti-semitism dossier leak

The report will be made public as soon as possible, the party's NEC has said

The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2022