Lee Harpin
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Starmer rules out Corbyn standing for Labour at next election
Asked by BBC Radio 4 if he could see former leader Jeremy Corbyn defending his Islington North seat as a Labour candidate, Keir Starmer says:'I don't see the circumstances in which that can happen' → Read More
NUS president is sacked after antisemitism probe
Shaima Dallali is dismissed as president of the student body after panel meets to consider the findings of KC Rebecca Tuck's investigation into antisemitism allegations → Read More
Liz Truss: ‘I’m a huge Zionist and huge supporter of Israel’
The Prime Minister was joined a numerous cabinet ministers who all spoke at the Conservative Friends of Israel event at the Tory Party's annual conference in Birmingham → Read More
Senior Jewish Voice For Labour official calls Jews who support Israel ‘obscene’
Glyn Secker launches enraged attack on "Jews who place Israel at the core of their being", describing their Zionist identity as an "obscenity". → Read More
Amnesty International UK ‘institutionally racist’, inquiry concludes
Damning 106 page inquiry into the charity, which has labelled Israel 'apartheid' in its own reports, suggests Amnesty UK has failed to embed principals of anti-racism into its own DNA → Read More
Shortlisted Labour Wakefield by-election candidate is target of ‘Zionist’ taunts
Kate Dearden, who previously worked with UJS and JLM on projects, is targeted with 'Zionist' slurs ahead of a meeting to pick Labour's candidate to fight the Wakefield by-election → Read More
Queen’s Speech includes ‘BDS bill’ to stop public bodies targeting Israel
Planned government bill aims to prevent boycotts which 'may legitimise and drive antisemitism' → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Enfield Conservatives chair suspended after Nazi uniform photo emerges
Colin Davis tells Jewish News: ‘I have no recollection of this at all. Yes, there were various wild parties, very perverse themes expressed... I can't absolutely rule it out’ → Read More
Revealed: Boris Johnson’s Jimmy Savile slur sparked antisemitic hate at Keir Starmer
JN INVESTIGATION: Twitter users launch stream of abuse towards the Labour leader including claim he is "paid" by "Zionist masters" → Read More
Charity Commission investigating JNF UK after chair’s comments to
Watchdog is 'requesting information' from the Israel charity and will consider if 'regulatory action is required', after its head Samuel Hayek made remarks about Muslim immigration → Read More
Tory MP Jenrick claims BDS has been ‘beaten back’ in UK
Former minister Robert Jenrick tells panel event that he is 'confident' legislation designed to outlaw the anti-Israel movement will be introduced in the Queens Speech → Read More
Date set for Golders Green Islamic centre planning application decision
Barnet planning application outcome will be next month after lawyers for the Muslim community project alleged “unlawful religious discrimination" over the process → Read More
Council may face discrimination legal case from Golders Green Islamic Centre
Lawyers representing the Markaz community wrote to Barnet's leaders warning of possible 'unlawful religious discrimination' regarding the handling of its planning application → Read More
Tony Benn's granddaughter suffers online abuse after criticising Jeremy Corbyn’s attempts to deal with anti-Semitism crisis
EXCLUSIVE: Emily Benn had branded an article written by Mr Corbyn for the Guardian newspaper as “rubbish” - sparking a backlash from trolls → Read More
More than 400 taxi drivers have been stripped of their licences since the start of the year
Worryingly, 153 licences have taken away because of allegations of crime of misconduct since January of this year → Read More
Nigel Farage aide is child sex predator
Nigel Farage has drawn flak for linking migrants to sex attacks – but former party activist Aaron Knight has been convicted of horrific abuse → Read More
Record numbers of prescriptions for anti-depressants handed out by GPs
Yorkshire has the highest level of prescriptions with more than 7million issued → Read More
NHS mental health care letting down 8 out of 10 troubled children is slammed by campaigners
The promised 'revolution in child mental healthcare' involves misdiagnosis, cost-cutting and lack of support for suicide cases → Read More
London Calling as Mick Jones launches Portobello Road music festival
"One thing we don't do is snobbery, everyone is welcome" → Read More
First look inside the new Virgin Azuma trains to serve East Coast Main Line
Sir Richard Branson says the new trains will offer improved legroom, a plug socket for every seat and better wifi as well as reducing journey times → Read More