Baroness Shami Chakrabarti Archives

Baroness Shami Chakrabarti

November 4, 2020, 4:31 pm

Baroness Chakrabarti tries to build case to reinstate Corbyn

Party’s former shadow attorney-general who authored antisemitism report under the former leader is reportedly part of his strategy to overturn the suspension

By Jewish News Reporter

Jewish Labour Movement at Cable Street 80 event

March 11, 2019, 9:00 pm

Jewish Labour Movement suspends antisemitism training for party members

Move comes as Labour is investigated for institutional antisemitism and party ditches JLM as sole provider of training for university programme run by Chakrabarti report co-chair

By Joe Millis

October 14, 2018, 1:55 pm

Chakrabarti: Better to make human rights arguments without Nazi references

Labour's shadow attorney general who conducted an investigation into antisemitism in the party makes comments on Sky News's Sophy Ridge on Sunday show

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn with Shadow Attorney General, Baroness Chakrabarti, who published a report into anti-Semitism in June 2016

Photo credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

September 5, 2018, 11:05 am

Baroness Chakrabarti: Jewish critics should ‘come back into the room’ after IHRA

Labour's shadow attorney general criticises Lord Sacks and Dame Margaret Hodge's remarks about the row as she tries to woo the community

Enough is enough rally poster by the JLC and Board of Deputies

March 26, 2018, 9:10 am

Full text of Jewish community letter to Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism

Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council write to the Labour leader to say 'enough is enough' on anti-Semitism

By Jewish News Reporter

December 14, 2017, 4:11 pm

EXCLUSIVE interview with Len McCluskey: ‘Ken’s comments were indefensible’

Leader of Unite tells Jewish News he's 'uncomfortable' about part of his union's boycott policy and how Prime Minister Corbyn would have purchase with Hamas

By Stephen Oryszczuk

L-R: Jewish Labour MP Louise Ellman, Mike Katz, Ruth Smeeth and Ivor Caplin

Photo credit on Melantha Chittenden‏

September 4, 2017, 2:40 pm

Ruth Smeeth at JLM conference: ‘Only anti-Semites are weaponising anti-Semitism’

Labour MP says her colleague Chris Williamson's remarks about Jew-hate forced the party leadership to distance itself from him

By Jenni Frazer

June 12, 2017, 5:04 pm

Chakrabarti accused of being ‘dismissive’ of anti-Semitism concerns

Labour peer and Jeremy Corbyn ally says the party's anti-Semitism scandal wasn't what prevented them from getting into government

By Jack Mendel

December 29, 2016, 11:07 am

JEWISH NEWS QUIZ OF THE YEAR: 12 months, 25 questions.. How will you do?

From Donald Trump and David Baddiel to a dodgy diamond dealer and Kim Kardashian, we test how much our readers have been paying attention in the past year!

Jeremy Corbyn with Shami Chakrabarti at the enquiry into Labour anti-Semitism

November 25, 2016, 10:34 am

Sir Eric Pickles: Labour ‘in denial’ over anti-Semitism

The ex-Tory minister said the opposition is burying its head in the sand over Jew-hate

By Stephen Oryszczuk

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn alongside Shami Chakrabarti at the enquiry into anti-Semitism in the party

October 25, 2016, 12:02 pm

Jewish Labour Movement invited to play role in implementing Chakrabarti report

Jeremy Corbyn's team brings Jewish representatives onto the committee tasked with applying recommendations of the report

By Justin Cohen

October 18, 2016, 10:12 pm

Farron backs action over ‘intolerable’ Tonge and Ward remarks

The Liberal Democrat leader called for the former MP and peer to face a disciplinary process over social media posts

By Justin Cohen

According to several unconfirmed reports, Diane Abbott was present during the vote.

October 18, 2016, 9:12 am

Diane Abbott defends Chakrabarti peerage and report

Labour's shadow home secretary said the former human rights lawyer and director of Liberty was subject to a smear campaign

By Jewish News Reporter

Jeremy Corbyn speaking at the Home Affairs Select Committee

October 17, 2016, 9:37 am

Corbyn: Anti-Semitism report has disproportionate focus on Labour

The Labour leader criticised the publication as using the issue of anti-Semitism "as a weapon" to attack the party

By Jewish News Reporter

October 17, 2016, 9:30 am

Bouattia’s ‘Zionist outpost’ remark smacks of ‘racism’

Authors of the Commons anti-Semitism report claim the National Union of Students president doesn't take campus anti-Semitism 'sufficiently seriously'

By Jewish News Reporter

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