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London mayor calls for second EU referendum

Sadiq Khan's demands come ahead of Labour’s annual conference next week, with over 100 anti-Brexit motions submitted.

16/09/2018

World

UK's Labour Party adopts full IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

The UK's Labour Party has fully adopted an internationally recognized definition of anti-Semitism. The party partially adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of the term in July -- but drew criticism for leaving out certain examples.

05/09/2018

World

Britain's Labour Party to decide on new definition of anti-Semitism

Leaders in Britain's Labour Party are meeting today to clarify their definition of anti-Semitism. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be there, and no doubt is hoping for an end to the anti-Semitism row that has dogged him and his party throughout the summer.

04/09/2018

Belgium

Corbyn's 'anti-West' stance behind antisemitism row: Blair - Exclusive

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has blamed Jeremy Corbyn's "visceral anti-Western position" for the antisemitism row currently gripping the Labour party.

02/09/2018

United Kingdom

Free bus travel is proposed for Britons under 25

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to offer free bus travel for under 25s in England if his party wins the next general election.

12/04/2018

United Kingdom

Corbyn struggles to shake off "Labour antisemitic" tag

Party leader criticised for celebrating passover with left-wing Jewish organisation that says antisemitic charge is a rightwing slur to keep Corbyn from power.

04/04/2018

United Kingdom

Britain's Labour party loses a key Jewish donor

Sir David Garrard, who has given Labour 1.7 million euros since 2003, says the party he began supporting financially 15 years ago "no longer exists" under its present leadership.

01/04/2018

United Kingdom

Corbyn accused of failng to crackdown on anti-semitism in Labour Party

The Labour Party leader recently apologised for apparently showing support for the creator of an anti-semitic mural in London’s East End six years ago.

26/03/2018

United Kingdom

Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit stance: what you need to know

UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says he wants a new customs union with the EU to protect trade and avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland.

26/02/2018

United Kingdom

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader set to clarify Brexit stance

Jeremy Corbyn will announce the shift in Labour's Brexit policy during a speech on Monday confirming the party's support for a customs union with the EU after Brexit

25/02/2018

United Kingdom

Blair rejects Wolff's spy claims as "absurd"

Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has rejected claims in Michael Wolff's controversial book "The Fire and the Fury", that Britain may have spied on Donald Trump in his election campaign.

04/01/2018

New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern sworn in as new PM of New Zealand

New Zealand swears in Jacinda Ardern.

26/10/2017

Belgium

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn takes a different message to Brussels

May way or my way Corbyn tells Brussels officials and Europe's Socialist parties as the UK Labour leader warns no deal would be "dangerous".

19/10/2017

New Zealand

Flagging Labour in New Zealand chooses youngest-ever leader weeks ahead of election

Badly trailing in the polls two months ahead of a general election, New Zealand's Labour party hopes its new, youngest-ever leader will revive its fortunes

01/08/2017

United Kingdom

UK election: the possible outcomes

Experts predict two main outcomes are likely from the UK's snap general election.

08/06/2017

United Kingdom

How to follow the UK's election

08/06/2017

United Kingdom

Britain's Labour party promises a vote on Brexit deal if it wins election

Britain's opposition party launches its manifesto ahead of next month's election, promising its stance on Brexit will benefit ordinary people.

16/05/2017

United Kingdom

UK election: Sturgeon plays down Tory threat in Scotland

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has played down the threat from the ruling Conservatives in Scotland a day after Prime Minister Theresa May’s party made big gains in local elections…

06/05/2017

United Kingdom

British election: Labour offers Brexit pledge on EU nationals

The stakes have been raised ahead of Britain’s early election in June, with the opposition Labour Party setting out its Brexit strategy.

25/04/2017

United Kingdom

UKIP leader Nuttall under pressure over Hillsborough inaccuracies

UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has admitted past claims he lost close friends at the Hillsborough football disaster were false

14/02/2017