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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MN: Eva Mozes Kor dies

this morning (friday 5th), 12.18-12.19am, on bbc radio 4

midnight news includes …

“Eva Mozes Kor, a survivor of the holocaust and a prominent advocate for forgiveness, has died at the age of 85.”

including report from …

• bbc reporter charles haviland

MN/Today: 120 shun Williamson

this morning (friday 28th), 12.01-12.04am, and 6.03-6.04am, on bbc radio 4 

midnight news and today (presented by nick robinson and john humphrys) include …

“There’s growing anger within Labour over the decision to re-admit Chris Williamson, the MP who said the party had given too much ground over accusations of anti-semitism. More than 120 Labour parliamentarians have now signed a statement demanding the ruling is overturned.”

including contributions from  …

• bbc reporter jessica parker

• tom watson mp

• jeremy corbyn mp

• chris williamson mp

• jess phillips mp

6ocn: Forbes antisemitism

this evening (friday 7th), 6.09-6.11pm (repeated 12.12am on midnight news), on bbc radio 4 

six o’clock news includes …

“The election of Lisa Forbes in Peterborough has not been universally welcomed inside the Labour Party. A number of MPs have expressed misgivings, and some in the party have already called for her suspension over allegations of anti-semitism, which Ms Forbes strongly denies.”

including report from …

• bbc reporter chris mason

MN: Labour investigated

this morning (wednesday 29th), 12.05-12.07am, and 12.28am,  on bbc radio 4 (mostly repeated from 6.05pm on six o’clock news)

midnight news includes …

“The Labour Party is to be formally investigated over allegations of anti-semitism by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission. … However the Campaign Against Antisemitism said it was ‘devastating that a mainstream party had fallen so far into the gutter’.”

including contributions from  …

• bbc reporter jessica parker

• louise ellman mp

Newshour/MN: Eurovision

last saturday/sunday night (18th/19th may), 9.51-9.54pm on bbc world service radio, and 12.25-12.27am on bbc radio 4 

newshour (presented by razia iqbal) and midnight news include …

“So far it’s been relatively protest-free.”

including reports from …

• bbc reporter william adams 

• bbc reporter david sillito 

WN/MN: 4 Israelis killed

yesterday evening (sunday 5th), 10.32-10.33pm, on bbc 1 tv, and this morning, 12.07-12.09am, on bbc radio 4 

bbc weekend news and midnight news include …

“Israel has said it will maintain its barrage of airstrikes on the Gaza strip, in response to hundreds of rockets fired by Palestinian militants. Four Israelis have died. Officials in Gaza say 23 Palestinians have been killed since Friday, including a Palestinian commander.”

including reports from …

• bbc reporter tom bateman