The Latest Breaking News from the Labour party

Richard Sharp is a public figure and fair game for satire. The use of antisemitic tropes is not

The Guardian was right to remove and delete the cartoon published on Saturday, says Dave Rich, head of policy at the Community Security Trust

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

Keir Starmer says he was ‘shocked’ by Diane Abbott’s letter to the Observer

Labour leader ‘could not believe what he was reading’ when he saw letter saying Jewish, Irish and Traveller people not subject to racism

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Labour vows landlord register to protect Generation Rent from rogue property owners

Keir Starmer told the Sunday Mirror he was committed to creating a national landlords database, to allow local authorities to more easily take action against unscrupulous property owners.

Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2023

Labour’s former Kensington MP Emma Dent Coad quits party calling it ‘unrecognisable’

Labour’s former Kensington MP has quit the party, saying it is “unrecognisable” under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2023

Keir Starmer says he has ‘gut feeling’ Diane Abbott comments were antisemitic

But Labour leader says Hackney MP has herself suffered more racial abuse than any other politician

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Costs for asylum hotels could increase by £7.5m a day due to Tory Bill – Labour

Analysis by the Labour Party is said to have shown that spending on hotels for asylum seekers could rise to more than £4 billion a year.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Diane Abbott: will new anti-Semitism row stymie Starmer?

The Labour leadership has moved swiftly to head off a fresh anti-Semitism row by removing the whip from Diane Abbott after she suggested that Jewish people do not face racism.

The Week · Apr 24, 2023

Keir Starmer: Diane Abbott’s racism comments were ‘antisemitic’

Ms Abbott had suggested in a letter to The Observer newspaper. that Jewish, Irish and Traveller people are not subject to racism ‘all their lives’.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Keir Starmer ‘utterly condemns’ Diane Abbott’s comments as he vows to ‘tear out antisemitism by its roots’

MPs from across party tell Independent party should offer route back for veteran

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023

Labour officials will decide on Diane Abbott’s future, Pat McFadden says

The MP apologised for any ‘anguish’ caused, suggesting ‘errors arose’ in her initial draft letter to The Observer newspaper.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023