Newsnight: Labour anti-semitism

yesterday evening (monday 24th), 10.43-10.45pm, and 10.59-11.04pm, on bbc 2 tv
newsnight (presented by evan davis) includes …

“What about the way anti-semitism was handled?”

including contributions from …
• john mcdonnell mp
• bbc reporter john sweeney, in chesterfield
• chesterfield councillor andy slack, re-instated after tweeting an anti-semitic cartoon
• toby perkins mp
• chesterfield labour chair jill blunt
• various shoppers in chesterfield

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BH: Labour to split?

this morning (sunday 9th), 9.13-9.23am, on bbc radio 4
broadcasting house (presented by paddy oconnell) includes …

”Gavin Shuker has told us his colleagues are at breaking-point, and the party is a personality cult. He’s one of three sitting members to lose no-confidence votes among local party members in recent days. So is the party going to split?”

including contributions from …
• gavin shuker mp
• john mcdonnell mp
• isobel hardman
• steve richards

Today/PM: ‘Call off the dogs’

today (saturday 8th), 8.00-8.02am, 5.01-5.02pm, and 5.05-5.17pm, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by nick robinson and justin webb) and pm (presented by naga munchetty) lead with …

“The former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna will make a speech this morning urging Jeremy Corbyn to. in his words, ‘call off the dogs’, and stop Labour MPs being targeted for criticising the party leadership. On Thursday, two MPs lost no-confidence votes held by their local parties.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter jonathan blake
• bbc reporter alex forsyth
• john mcdonnell mp
• john mann mp
• clive lewis mp

PL: Anti-semitism on bus-stops

this morning (thursday 6th), 12.16-12.24am, on bbc 2 tv
politics live (discussion programme, chaired by jo coburn, with • john mcdonnell mp, • layla moran mp, • brexiteer henry newman, and • journalist lucy fisher) leads with …

“‘Israel is a racist endeavour’ – that’s what these posters that have appeared at London bus-stops in recent days say.”

Today/W@1: Labour NEC to vote

this morning (tuesday 4th), 6.01-6.02am, 6.33-6.36am, 7.00-7.02am, 7.09-7.15am, 8.00-8.02am, and 8.10-8.23am, and this afternoon, 1.03-1.05pm, and 1.25-1.32pm, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by mishal husain and john humphrys) and world at one (presented by sarah montague) lead with …

“Labour’s ruling body meets today to consider whether to adopt in full an international definition of anti-semitism, the issue that has plunged the party into turmoil and led to widespread criticism of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter ben wright
• bbc reporter norman smith
• professor david feldman, vice-chair of the chakrabarti enquiry
• bbc reporter laura kuenssberg
• stephen kinnock mp
• journalist and activist michael segalov
• tom watson mp
• mike gapes mp

6ocn/Twt: Willsman re-elected

this evening (monday 3rd), 6.06-6.09pm, and 10.09-10.15pm, on bbc radio 4
six o’clock news and the world tonight (presented by ritula shah) include …

“Labour continued to wage its internal struggle over anti-semitism. A party official, who suggested ’Jewish Trump fanatics’ were behind accusations of anti-semitism amid Labour ranks has been re-elected to the party’s ruling body. Peter Willsman said he deeply regretted his remarks, and would be referring himself to receive diversity training.“

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter eleanor garnier
• chris williamson mp

6ocn: Gordon Brown speaks

this evening (sunday 2nd), 6.00-6.05am, on bbc radio 4
six o’clock news leads with …

“Gordon Brown has warned Jeremy Corbyn that the soul of the Labour party is at stake in the row over anti-semitism.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter ian watson
• gordon brown
• jon lansman of momentum
• margaret hodge mp
• john mcdonnell mp