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Richard Burgon
Silent vigil for British hostage Emily Damari, held in Leeds. November 2024
November 11, 2024, 5:09 pm
Interfaith vigil for British hostage held in Gaza
Supporters of 28-year-old Emily Damari held silent protest outside a Palestinian film festival in Leeds
By Michelle Rosenberg
Jeremy Corbyn at a Stop The War demonstration in 2012.
February 24, 2022, 8:55 pm
Corbyn ignores Labour whip’s call to remove name from Stop The War NATO statement
Former Labour leader's decision to sign the statement alongside at least 11 other Labour MPs makes his prospects of his return to the party 'remoter than ever'
By Lee Harpin
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer appearing on the BBC1 current affairs programme, The Andrew Marr Show.
June 9, 2021, 2:45 pm
Labour ‘happy’ to look at cases where MPs may have stoked tensions towards Jews
Spokesperson for Sir Keir Starmer says the party can investigate specific examples where incidents may have arisen as the result of speeches and comments made during Gaza war
By Lee Harpin
Enough is Enough rally in Manchester
October 29, 2020, 2:17 pm
Antisemitism group to make complaints against individual MPs amid EHRC report
CAA has written to the party focusing on MPs including Diane Abbott, Apsana Begum, Richard Burgon, Barry Gardiner, Afzal Khan and Zarah Sultan
By Jenni Frazer
Lisa Nandy
From the WebApril 6, 2020, 12:49 pm
Lisa Nandy’s appointment as Shadow Foreign Secretary welcomed by JLM
Keir Starmer drops key Corbyn allies in his first shadow cabinet, as he gives the chair of Labour Friends of Palestine a top role
By Jewish News Reporter
Richard Burgon
January 2, 2020, 10:24 am
Labour MP who said ‘Zionism is enemy of peace’ to stand as deputy leader
The shadow minister who expressed 'regret' over the remark is to stand for Tom Watson's former role
By Mathilde Frot
Richard Burgon
November 27, 2019, 12:46 pm
Corbyn ally who called Zionism ‘enemy of peace’ says party ‘sorry’ over Jew-hate
Richard Burgon comes to defence of Labour leader insisting he has already apologised, but reiterates regret over the 'very real hurt felt by people' in the community
By Jewish News Reporter
Richard Burgon
July 22, 2019, 9:43 am
Richard Burgon defends Labour candidate who sent ‘disgraceful’ tweets as a teen
Shadow justice minister stands by Ali MIlani, who is set to challenge Boris Johnson at the next General Election, saying he 'rightly apologised' for prior comments
By Jewish News Reporter
Richard Burgon
May 10, 2019, 10:21 am
Burgon: ‘I did not lie’ when I denied making anti-Zionism comments I did make
Labour MP Richard Burgon insists he "certainly did not lie" when he wrongly claimed he had not described Zionism as "the enemy of the peace."
By Mathilde Frot
Top: Grahame Morris' initial tweet and apology. Bottom: Richard Burgon caught saying 'Zionism is the enemy of peace', and a Rothschild conspiracy tweet from Rachel Swindon, who Morris retweeted.
April 23, 2019, 12:06 pm
OPINION: Spreading fake apologies just as foul as spreading fake news
Jack Mendel reflects on how two Labour MPs were caught bang-to-rights sharing false stories about Israel before offering half-baked retractions
By Jack Mendel
April 16, 2019, 4:00 pm
Richard Burgon ‘regrets’ using ‘Zionism is the enemy of peace’ phrase
The MP responded to criticism after a video emerged of him telling an audience that 'Zionism is the enemy of peace'
By Mathilde Frot
Richard Burgon
January 24, 2019, 2:09 pm
Labour MP suing The Sun over claim he joined band that used Nazi imagery
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon is taking the tabloid to court over its report saying he joined a band which "delights in Nazi symbols"
By Jewish News Reporter
Richard Burgon
August 16, 2016, 4:23 pm
MP asks shadow justice secretary to clarify anti-Zionism claims
Labour Friends of Israel calls for clarification over claims MP Richard Burgon branded Zionism "the enemy of peace”.
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