On July 28th, unelected Prime Minister Andy Burnham appointed Bridget Phillipson as the new Labour Party chair. What many in the mainstream media did not report, however, is Phillipson’s connection to Stuart Roden, a lobbyist with links to Israeli intelligence.
Back in March, the Labour government’s bill to restrict access to jury trials – a right enjoyed by English citizens for over 800 years – successfully passed its first reading.
Hope not Hate have come under fire in recent days for their intervention in the hotly-contested Makerfield by-election, with some interpreting their leaflets in the area as a direct endorsement of Labour candidate Andy Burnham. On the surface, Hope not Hate is a charitable organisation opposing far-right extremism, but they also have a political wing with direct connections to Labour Party…
Last month, I uncovered excerpts from the “IDF diary” of Jonathan Kestenbaum, the former Israeli soldier and current Labour peer who was serving as a board member of Labour Together.