PUBLISHED: 15:18 29 March 2018 Harry Taylor Brent Labour Party has launched its manifesto ahead of May’s elections, as it hopes to hold onto the borough for another four-year term. It includes further spending on the controversial “Invest4Brent” scheme, which has seen the council own temporary housing for residents as far away as Banbury or Hemel Hempsted. In February the cabinet voted through £116million to buy 300 more houses, though all of these will be within the borough; the manifesto does not say how much Labour hopes to plough into it over the next four years. If Labour is returned to control of the authority, it will also set up a grant and bursary fund in the name of former GMB president and Brent resident Mary Turner. The fund will go towards breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs, and free school meals for all pupils in the borough. Mrs Turner was a long-time campaigner for free school meals. She died in July 2017. Labour currently enjoys a … [Read more...] about Brent Labour Party launches 2018 election manifesto, including Mary Turner bursary fund – and growth of Invest4Brent
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Jeremy Corbyn took too long to apologise for antisemitism within the Labour Party
Given some of the coverage of antisemitism in the Labour Party, it’s probably necessary, extraordinarily, to acknowledge that the Leader of the Opposition is not an antisemite. He appears sincere when he says that he has dedicated his life to fighting racism in all its forms, and that his own mother fought alongside the Jewish community to block the fascist Blackshirts in the infamous Cable Street Riot of 1936. There is no evidence that Mr Corbyn himself discriminates against Jewish people who work for or with him in the Labour Party. Indeed the letter sent by Mr Corbyn to Jewish leaders, though it took too long to materialise, contains some recognition on his part that he has some understanding of what is at stake. In reference to his past support for a blatantly antisemitic mural, Mr Corbyn has at last, after a stubborn period of silence, come out and said “sorry” for “not having studied the content of the mural more closely before wrongly … [Read more...] about Jeremy Corbyn took too long to apologise for antisemitism within the Labour Party
Dan Jarvis selected as Labour Party candidate for Sheffield City Region mayor
Labour party members in South Yorkshire have today selected Dan Jarvis to contest the Sheffield City Region mayoral election. Mr Jarvis beat Sheffield city councillor Ben Curran in a two-horse race for the Labour nomination ahead of the poll on May 3.The Barnsley Central MP was elected with 2,584 votes to Sheffield councillor Ben Curran’s 1,903 equating to 58 per cent of the vote.Only 37 per cent of the 12,136 members who were eligible to take part voted in the contest.Mr Jarvis will become the overwhelming favourite to win the contest, especially as all of the 14 South Yorkshire constituencies which will take part in the election were won by Labour at the last general election.However, a row within Labour could be on the cards after the party said Mr Jarvis would be unable to share the post with his job as Barnsley MP.The post of the Sheffield City Region Mayor has been mired in controversy because, unlike similar rolls in Manchester and the West Midlands, no … [Read more...] about Dan Jarvis selected as Labour Party candidate for Sheffield City Region mayor
‘Antisemitism is a sickening cancer’ says Labour Party campaigner Owen Jones during Camden visit
PUBLISHED: 17:00 19 March 2018 | UPDATED: 17:48 19 March 2018 Harry Taylor Columnist, author and campaigner Owen Jones was in Camden on Saturday, supporting the Labour candidates for Frognal and Fitzjohns Archant Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun. Or so the saying goes. However it was only Camden’s political activists and left-wing campaigner Owen Jones who braved the snow on a freezing Saturday morning. Mr Jones was in Hampstead as part of his ‘unseat’ campaign running across the country. The day’s event was the only part of the campaign taking place in a Labour borough, with Jones knocking on doors in Frognal and Fitzjohns in support of Labour candidates Gail McAnena Wood, Rebecca Shirazi and Richard Chadwick. Talking to the Ham&High before the day’s campaigning, Mr Jones said one of the reasons he was hitting streets in the area was to help get rid of three Brexit supporting candidates with a poor record of holding … [Read more...] about ‘Antisemitism is a sickening cancer’ says Labour Party campaigner Owen Jones during Camden visit
Labour Party MP accused of slapping cancer survivor on the bottom
0 Have your say A Labour Party frontbencher has been accused of slapping a cancer survivor and making crude comments to her. Karl Turner is alleged to have slapped a woman, who had recovered from a double mastectomy, on her bottom in his constituency office in 2015.The MP for Kingston upon Hull East is also alleged to have told the woman she “shouldn’t have got rid of her real tits because they were great”.The shadow transport minister has denied behaving inappropriately in response to the claims.Anonymous witnesses told the Financial Times about the exact nature of Mr Turner’s comments.The claims come with six Labour MPs, including Mr Turner, facing allegations of bullying or sexual harassment.Labour insisted it took all complaints about inappropriate behaviour “extremely seriously” and appealed for anyone with a complaint to contact the party to allow allegations to be fully investigated.After the alleged bottom-slapping incident, Mr … [Read more...] about Labour Party MP accused of slapping cancer survivor on the bottom