The Labour revolt over the Gaza war
Keir Starmer is facing the biggest crisis of his leadership.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
Keir Starmer is facing the biggest crisis of his leadership.
ByThe city’s Labour council is haunted by the ghosts of the conflict, and by Jeremy Corbyn.
ByThe Labour leader refused to say whether he would sack shadow ministers for backing a Gaza ceasefire.
ByIt has not been accompanied by a more positive political strategy.
ByRecent history shows that Muslims are prepared to defect from Labour to elsewhere – including to the Conservatives.
ByThirteen frontbenchers have defied the party line – but they won’t be punished.
ByIn the wake of the horrific 7 October attack, many Israelis are grappling with trauma and a desire for revenge.
ByThe political scientist Randall Hansen argues that the 1973 Opec embargo changed economies for ever and fuelled mass migration.
ByAs the conscience of society, writer-thinkers should not be swayed by prevailing political opinion in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
ByMore than 20 councillors have resigned and 150 have petitioned the party leadership.
Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Anas Sarwar have all publicly opposed the Labour leader’s position.
ByKeir Starmer’s woes over the Middle East recall those of Tony Blair in 2006.
ByIt reflects the Labour leader’s commitment to international and domestic consensus over foreign policy.
ByTzipi Hotovely says Hamas is barbarous and must be destroyed. But why did Israel allow it to grow stronger?
ByA deluge of misinformation during the Israel-Hamas war has shown why we need new rules for the digital era.
ByThe Israel-Hamas war is fuelling conspiracies, lies and misinformation.
ByThe Hamas pogrom against Israeli citizens was the day when the Western-led international order expired.
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ByAlso this week: Margaret Thatcher’s candour and the loss of a wise friend.
ByShadow cabinet ministers have privately warned that the party risks losing Muslim voters if it appears callous.
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