Labour has today dropped its legal fights against Corbynista operators including Milne and Murphy. A statement confirms:
“The Party is discontinuing its legal claims against Karie Murphy, Seumas Milne, Georgie Robertson, Harry Hayball and Laura Murray on a ‘no order as to costs’ basis. The five welcome the resolution of the claims.”
Co-conspirators will remember the heady days around Corbyn’s removal in 2020, when a hyper-factional Corbynite report blaming hyper-factionalism for the party’s antisemitism failures miraculously made its way into press hands. Labour under Starmer pushed to prove that the Corbyn top set “entered into a conspiracy to use unlawful means… to provide a copy (or copies) of the Report to the press“. Millions of pounds later, Labour is giving up the ghost…
Labour had previously asked the High Court to delay full hearing proceedings until early 2025. The five accused always denied the claims. The legal case was seen as a gamble when it was launched – four years should be enough to confirm it hasn’t paid off…
Some things never change. Among them may be the Labour Party. Election material for Chris Curtis, Labour candidate for Milton Keynes North, has the PPC stood proudly alongside… a councillor suspended for antisemitic posts according to the Jewish Chronicle. Starmer’s “changed Labour” in action…
Stood next to Curtis is Ansar Hussain. Previously a mayor in Wolverton, he was suspended from Labour in 2022 for conspiracy theory posts including an unhinged list called “30 Little-Known Facts About Israel” alongside claims that “ISIS is Israeli secret intelligence service.” He also received a formal reprimand in his role as a magistrate and quickly “undertook diversity and inclusivity training.” That’ll be sure to solve it…
Guido is surprised to see Chris keeping this company seeing as he is such an ardent moral crusader. In January he went around a bar telling staff that fellow drinker Laurence Fox was a “racist” and, when confronted, ran away. He can’t do the same now it’s printed on a leaflet…
UPDATE: A co-conspirator who knew Curtis at university (which, by the looks of it, was fairly recently) tells Guido he is an “absolute f***ing tool.”
Protestors projected the infamous slogan “From the river to the sea” on Big Ben during Wednesday’s chaos. In a recent speech to Conservative Friends of Israel the Prime Minister made his view of those who use it crystal clear just last month:
“They are either useful idiots who do not understand what they are saying, or worse, people who wish to wipe the Jewish state from the map. We will have zero tolerance for those who promote or glorify terrorism or peddle antisemitism on our streets.“
James Cleverly told Nick Ferrari on LBC this morning that the chant is “deeply offensive and clearly antisemitic. And that is without question. And, of course, what the conversation I will continue to have with the Metropolitan Police, with the Mayor of London and others is that they must take action to ensure that everyone feels safe and secure, particularly at this difficult stage, the Jewish community.” Meanwhile, the Met has a different view:
What happened to the government’s “zero tolerance”?
New polling by YouGov for The Times reveals the extent of voters’ mistrust when it comes to Labour and antisemitism. Polling carried out on Wednesday and Thursday this week, after the revelations about Ali and Jones, has only 3% of voters agreeing that Starmer has successfully tackled antisemitism. Just over a quarter think that a good start has even been made…
The polling also reveals only 29% of voters believe Starmer has made his party more fit for government, with 38% saying no difference has been made. 13% say he’s actually made it worse…
Meanwhile Azhar Ali continues to campaign from his car and circulate campaign posters that pit him against “Anti-Palestine Starmer“. Some creative work has been done to turn the Labour leader into a clown. Ali’s message is: “It’s time to teach Starmer a lesson in Rochdale“. Guido predicts Reform’s pitch of “Rochdale not Gaza” will start hitting home…
Khan’s made a bit of a slip-up this morning when being asked by Sky News about the infamous Ali/Jones Labour meeting. The mayor made clear that the language used in that meeting wasn’t acceptable, especially not in “a party like mine that is proud to be both anti-racist and antisemitic“. He did correct himself soon after – an unfortunate gaffe to make. Freudian slip?
The Lancashire Conservative Group has sent a letter to Labour on the notorious Ali meeting. They want to know three things:
1. “Were any other Lancashire Labour MP’s, county or borough councillors, or parliamentary candidates at that meeting, if yes, will you release those names publicly.
2. Did those MPs, councillors or candidates speak up to oppose Mr Ali’s conspiratorial comments, or report them to relevant authorities in the Labour Party?
3. Where in Lancashire did this meeting take place?”
These are pertinent questions for Labour. Ali made his conspiracy theory views known and said he would state them publicly. Anyone else in the meeting in an official role should have reported this. Did they?
See the full letter below:
