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Jennie Formby

May 27, 2020, 10:36 am

Jewish Labour Movement welcomes party’s new general secretary

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Jennie Formby's successor will help restore 'trust' nationally, ahead of the publication of the EHRC's inquiry into claims of antisemitism

By Jewish News Reporter

May 5, 2020, 1:26 pm

Labour investigating activist’s claim the ‘Board will choose’ Formby’s successor

Craig Parr took to Twitter to claim the Jewish representative organisation would select the Party's next General Secretary

By Jewish News Reporter

May 4, 2020, 12:20 pm

Jennie Formby stands down as Labour’s general secretary

Left-wing activist reflects on a 'very challenging period' during which the party was dogged by antisemitism claims and she suffered from ill-health

By Jewish News Reporter

April 19, 2020, 11:04 am

Jennie Formby tells local parties not to share leaked antisemitism probe

'Any individual who shares the report or its contents will be immediately exposing themselves to potential significant civil and criminal liability', she said

By Jewish News Reporter

January 29, 2020, 11:28 am

Labour report showing increased antisemitism expulsions is criticised by JLM

Party says 45 members were kicked out and 300 suspended in last 12 months, but the Jewish Labour Movement says the party 'should not be allowed to judge its own processes'

By Jack Mendel

John Ware interviewing former Labour staffers on Panorama. (Credit: BBC Panorama - Is Labour Anti-Semitic?)

January 20, 2020, 3:58 pm

Documentary-maker behind BBC Panorama on antisemitism is suing Labour

John Ware is taking legal action after the party strongly rejected the allegations made in the film

By Jack Mendel

Sam Matthews, Head of Disputes 2016-2018, was featured in the BBC Panorama. (Credit: BBC Panorama - Is Labour Anti-Semitic?)

January 20, 2020, 12:12 pm

Ofcom rejects all complaints about BBC Panorama on antisemitism whistle-blowers

Watchdog dismisses 28 objections which had gone through the broadcaster's complaints process, saying the July programme was 'duly impartial'

By Jack Mendel

Mike Creighton, Director of Audit and Risk 2009-2017 (Credit: BBC Panorama - Is Labour Anti-Semitic?)

December 24, 2019, 4:26 pm

Labour antisemitism whistleblowers reveal spike in cases after Corbyn election

Speaking at Limmud Festival in Birmingham, Mike Creighton and Dan Hogan opened up about the surge of reported incidents after the Labour leader came to power

By Jewish News Reporter

December 16, 2019, 12:18 pm

Ken Livingstone: ‘Not one Jewish friend can recall antisemitism in Labour’

Former London mayor tells Good Morning Britain that 'lies and smears' against Jeremy Corbyn contributed to his election defeat

By Jewish News Reporter

December 11, 2019, 9:52 am

General Election 2019: Which party will hit the mark in Harrow East?

Tory candidate Bob Blackman says he's fighting much harder than the last election, as an ally of John McDonnell and a Jewish Lib Dem hopeful threaten his seat

By Ben Finlay

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn

Photo credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

November 28, 2019, 10:16 am

Corbyn ‘regrets’ antisemitism but stops short of apology, again

Labour leader touches upon 'substantial article in the Jewish News' today making clear the party 'deeply regrets' incidents of antisemitism, but doesn't personally say sorry

By Jewish News Reporter

November 27, 2019, 3:56 pm

OPINION – Jennie Formby: Chief Rabbi can criticise, but here’s why he’s wrong

Writing exclusively for Jewish News, Labour's General Secretary responds to Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis' scathing criticism of Jeremy Corbyn in the Times

By Jennie Formby

September 22, 2019, 1:17 pm

‘Jew hate IS being tackled’, Labour’s general secretary tells conference

Jennie Formby has reassured the party's conference that antisemitism is being addressed and accused Boris Johnson of being an "unrepentant racist".

July 24, 2019, 9:15 am

Labour NEC backs Corbyn’s plan for speeding up serious antisemitism cases

Party's ruling body accepted the leader's proposal to fast-track expulsions in extreme cases of clear-cut Jew-hate

By Jewish News Reporter

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo credit: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

July 22, 2019, 4:51 pm

Jeremy Corbyn calls for reform to speed up process to deal with antisemitism

Labour leader puts forward proposal to try and better deal with Jew-hate crisis which has dominated his leadership

By Jewish News Reporter

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