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Statement on author’s official website says his views caused ‘lasting and understandable hurt’The family of Roald Dahl has apologised for his antisemitism in a statement buried deep in the author’s official website.Dahl, who died 30 years ago, is described on the site as “the world’s No 1 storyteller”, whose books – including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The BFG – have entranced...

Internal divisions deepen as former MP quits party over treatment of former leaderThe shadow chancellor, Anneliese Dodds, has blamed a “politicised” disciplinary process for Jeremy Corbyn’s readmittance to the Labour party, as a former MP quit the party and its internal rift deepened.Dodds’ comments came after a backlash against Keir Starmer’s decision not to restore the Labour whip to Corbyn following his suspension. A...

No decision has been made whether to restore the whip to former leader Jeremy Corbyn has been reinstated to the Labour party after a 19-day suspension, in a move that was hailed by his supporters but threatened the shaky truce with Jewish Labour members and concerned MPs. The former Labour leader is understood to have been sanctioned with a formal warning by a panel...

Labour leader says his predecessor should ‘reflect’ on comments about antisemitism The “vast majority” of Labour members would not have approved of Jeremy Corbyn’s response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s report on antisemitism in the party, Sir Keir Starmer said on Sunday.The new leader also said his predecessor should “reflect” on what he said following the publication of the findings of the...

Labour leader says it is theoretically possible former leader could be expelled from partyKeir Starmer has said Jeremy Corbyn could have predicted that his decision to play down the extent of antisemitism in Labour would lead to disciplinary action, and added that it was theoretically possible the former leader could be expelled from the party.In a round of media interviews as Labour descended into...

Former party leader said problem of antisemitism within Labour was ‘dramatically overstated for political reasons’Labour was plunged into turmoil after the party suspended Keir Starmer’s predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn, in the wake of a damning report into antisemitism that found the party responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination.The decision to suspend Corbyn for saying the problem of antisemitism within Labour was “dramatically overstated...

Equality and Human Rights Commission report finds party is responsible for three breaches of the Equality ActJeremy Corbyn suspended from Labour over EHRC commentsKeir Starmer: EHRC report is day of shame for LabourLabour responsible for harassment and discrimination, EHRC findsFormal complaints on Corbyn and other MPs sent to LabourKey findings of the EHRC inquiry 2.21pm GMT The Corbyn suspension has prompted some pub-quiz style...

Dr Martin Kulldorff discussed ‘Great Barrington declaration’ letter on Richie Allen ShowCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne of the three co-authors of a letter that calls for lockdowns to be abandoned in favour of herd immunity has appeared on a radio broadcast that previously featured multiple Holocaust deniers and antisemites.Dr Martin Kulldorff of Harvard medical school appeared on the Richie Allen Show...

The activist and political commentator on writing his new book about Jeremy Corbyn, Labour’s antisemitism crisis and reading for escapismOwen Jones was born in Sheffield and raised in Stockport. He describes himself as “a fourth-generation socialist” and worked as a trade union and parliamentary researcher before becoming an author, broadcaster and political columnist for the Guardian. His first book, Chavs: The Demonization of the...

Decision comes after criticism of slow response to Wiley’s antisemitic posts Conspiracy theories about Jewish people “controlling the world” are to be explicitly banned from Facebook and Instagram for the first time, after the company announced an update to its content policies on Tuesday.The ban on “certain kinds of implicit hate speech” would also include content depicting blackface, Facebook’s vice-president of integrity, Guy Rosen,...

Ephraim Mirvis joins 48-hour boycott after grime musician Wiley’s antisemitic tiradeThe UK’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, has accused Facebook and Twitter of complicity in antisemitism through inaction as he urged both platforms to do more to tackle hate speech after an antisemitic tirade last week from the grime musician Wiley.In a letter to the technology companies’ chief executives, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Jack...

Campaign group asks police to investigate rapper’s posts likening Jews to Ku Klux KlanThe grime artist Wiley has been dropped by his management company and was temporarily banned from posting on Twitter after posting a tirade of antisemitic comments on the site.The musician’s manager, John Woolf, said A-List Management had “cut all ties” with Wiley after a series of social media posts were made...

Opponents of lockdown holding Jews increasingly responsible for spread of virusA leader of Germany’s Jewish community has expressed alarm at the spread of antisemitic conspiracy theories relating to coronavirus in the country, including attempts to downplay the Holocaust.Josef Schuster, the president of the Central Council of Jews, said Jews were increasingly being held collectively responsible for the spread of the virus and compared the...

Exclusive: party attempts to draw line under allegations made during Jeremy Corbyn eraLabour is poised to make a formal apology to antisemitism whistleblowers as part of a settlement designed to draw a line under allegations made under the Jeremy Corbyn era, the Guardian has learned.The whistleblowers sued the party for defamation in the wake of a BBC Panorama investigation last year. No final settlement...

Anderson County Review posts image on Facebook pageDemocratic governor Laura Kelly issued protective orderHow Trump fuels culture war over masksA Kansas newspaper whose publisher is a county Republican chairman posted a cartoon on its Facebook page likening an order from the state’s governor requiring people to wear masks in public to the round-up and murder of millions of Jews during the Holocaust. Related: Trump...

Labour MPs including Jeremy Corbyn met with the party leader to voice their objectionsJeremy Corbyn was among a group of leftwing Labour MPs who met Keir Starmer on Friday morning to express their concerns about the sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey, the Guardian understands.Starmer is facing a backlash from Labour leftwingers after abruptly removing Long-Bailey from her post as shadow education secretary on Thursday. Continue...

Swift decision by Keir Starmer is praised by Jewish groups but condemned by Labour leftRebecca Long-Bailey sacked from shadow cabinet – updatesKeir Starmer is facing a showdown with the left of Labour after his ruthless sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey reignited the party’s internal turmoil over the issue of antisemitism.In a swift and decisive move, Long-Bailey was summarily dismissed as shadow education secretary for sending...

Investigation to conclude in July, and Starmer says disciplinary action could be takenAn investigation into a leaked Labour document which made explosive allegations about the party’s handling of anti-Semitism claims is aiming for a swift conclusion, Labour has said.On Thursday, a meeting of Labour’s ruling body set out a timescale, with the investigation aiming to conclude in July, and drew up its terms of...