MN: Is Labour anti-semitic?

this morning (thursday 11th), 12.09-12.15am, on bbc radio 4 

midnight news includes …

“Former Labour officials have told the BBC’s Panorama programme that some of Jeremy Corbyn’s closest allies interfered in the independent process designed to deal with accusations of anti-semitism within the party. They say the leader’s office offered instruction on how cases should be resolved, and officials brought in by Labour’s general secretary, Jenny Formby, downgraded some punishments.”

including contributions from  …

• bbc reporter chris mason

• sam matthews, chief investigator, disputes team, 2017-2018

• lord iain mcnicol, general secretary, 2011-2018

• lord falconer

• andrew gwynne mp

• bbc reporter laura kuenssberg

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Today: Carry on regardless?

this morning (tuesday 19th), 6.34-6.38am, 7.09-7.17am, 8.00-8.02am, 8.16-8.25am, and 8.43-8.44am, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by martha kearney and nick robinson) leads with …

“Jeremy Corbyn has been warned he faces the prospect of more resignations by Labour MPs in protest at his leadership. There was a stormy meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party last night.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter norman smith
• bbc reporter ben wright
• bbc reporter laura kuenssberg
• alastair campbell
• rebecca long-bailey mp

Newshour/PM/6ocn: Labour MPs quit

this afternoon (monday 18th), 2.36-2.40pm on bbc world service radio, and 5.16-5.30pm, 6.05-6.15pm, and 6.28-6.30pm, on bbc radio 4
newshour (presented by paul henley) and pm and six o’clock news (partly repeated on midnight news) include …

“Seven MPs for Britain’s Labour opposition have resigned from the party in protest over leader Jeremy Corbyn’s approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism.”

including contributions from …
• chris leslie mp
• bbc reporter rob watson
• luciana berger mp
• janet mobbs of stockport momentum
• charlie stewart, labour chair, stockport
• martin jameson, former stockport labour member
• ann coffey mp
• angela rayner mp
• mike gapes mp
• bbc reporter norman smith
• angela smith mp
• mike gapes mp
• chuka umunna mp
• bbc reporter alex forsyth
• john mcdonnell mp
• lord david blunkett
• vince cable mp
• bbc reporter john pienaar
• markus keaney, labour chair, luton south
• bbc reporter laura kuenssberg

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

Today: Livingstone jumps

this morning (tuesday 22nd), 7.19-7.21am and 7.43-7.44am, and 8.02-8.04am, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by mishal husain) includes …

“Yesterday we had Ken Livingstone’s resignation from the Labour Party”

including contribution from …
• bbc reporter laura kuenssberg

N@10: Priti Patel resigns

yesterday evening (wednesday 8th), 10.02-10.09pm, on bbc 1, and 10.32-10.43pm, on bbc 2
news at ten (presented by jonny dymond) and newsnight lead with …

“The fall of Priti Patel and what it means for the government.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter james landale
• bbc reporter laura kuenssberg
• jon trickett mp
• boris johnson
• nadhim zahawi mp
• bbc reporter james landale
• james duddridge mp
• stephen pollard, editor of the jewish chronicle
• jacob rees-mogg mp
• anna soubry mp
• iain dale of lbc radio
• jenni russell of the times

Today: Priti Patel summoned

this morning (wednesday 8th), 7.00-7.02am, 7.09-7.13am, 8.10-8.19am, 8.34-8.36am, and 8.54-9.00am, on bbc radio 4
today (presented by nick robinson) leads with …

“The future for International Development Secretary Priti Patel looks increasingly uncertain as Downing Street has been examining new revelations about two meetings in London with senior Israeli government figures.”

including contributions from …
• bbc reporter norman smith
• bbc reporter james landale
• bbc reporter laura kuenssberg
• crispin blunt mp, former chair of the foreign affairs select committee
• lord falconer
• bernard jenkin mp
• journalist tom newton dunn
• isabel hardman, of the spectator
(if you missed it, available from 1:00:35 to 1:02:20, from 1:09:10 to 1:13:10, from 2:10:10 to 2:19:30, from 2:34:30 to 2:36:30, and from 2:54:20 to 3:00:00, at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09cvx2k#playt=1h35s, http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09cvx2k#playt=1h9m10s, http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09cvx2k#playt=2h10m11s, http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09cvx2k#playt=2h34m34s, and at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09cvx2k#playt=2h54m20s)