Labour MP Barry Sheerman apologises for ‘anti-Semitic tweet’ about ‘a run on silver shekels’ after Jewish businessmen missed out on peerages Barry Sheerman, the MP for Huddersfield, was accused of an ‘anti-Semitic trope’ He had tweeted: ‘Apparently there has been a bit of a run on silver shekels!’ Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure from … Read more
Musicians including Rita Ora and James Blunt have united to stand against racism after rapper Wiley’s anti-Semitic tweets. In an open letter shared online, around 700 artists and label executives called for the British music industry to ‘wipe out racism’ and declared ‘silence is not an option’. Others who have signed the powerful statement include … Read more
Grime star Wiley today apologised for ‘generalising’ during an anti-Semitic social media rant which prompted Twitter to permanently suspend his account amid a wave of furious criticism. The musician, 41, appeared to blame ‘a community of Jewish lawyers’ in the music industry for ‘using systemic racism’ against black artists during an interview with Sky News. … Read more
Twitter has said sorry for being slow to react over Wiley’s anti-Semitic posts as the grime star insisted he’s not racist and the row was with his Jewish manager. The musician, whose real name is Richard Cowie, was widely condemned for a series of posts on the social media platform starting on Friday, and was initially … Read more
Priti Patel lashes out at Twitter and Instagram over ‘abhorrent’ anti-Semitic posts by grime star Wiley demanding to know why they took so long to take them down Wiley suspended by both platforms for seven days after his posts on Friday Ms Patel said: They should not have been able to remain (up) for so long’ … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn supporters have been accused of leaving ‘anti-Semitic’ comments on a Go Fund Me campaign raising money to defend the former opposition leader. Supporters have raised more than £190,000 on behalf of Mr Corbyn as he faces legal action after criticising the party’s decision to apologise and pay damages to anti-Semitism whistleblowers. Carole Morgan, from Ryde in South … Read more
Mary Trump, the niece of President Trump, has said she heard her uncle use the n-word and anti-Semitic slurs. Speaking to Rachel Maddow on MSNBC she said: ‘Of course I did. And I don’t think that should surprise anybody given how virulently racist he is today.’ Mary Trump had earlier said in a new interview about … Read more
Mary Trump, the niece of President Trump, said in a new interview about her blockbuster book that her family engaged in casual bigotry throughout her childhood. ‘Growing up, it was sort of normal to hear them use the n-word or use anti-Semitic expressions,’ she told The Washington Post. She said the president is ‘clearly racist,’ … Read more
Viewers have called for Maxine Peake to be boycotted after she shared an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory about George Floyd’s death – the latest in a history of outbursts from the actress. The inflamatory remarks saw Labour politician Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked for sharing them, with leader Keir Starmer standing firm this morning to resist calls to … Read more
Winona Ryder claims Mel Gibson called her an ‘oven-dodger’ upon learning she was Jewish during a party in the nineties – and asked if he was going to get AIDs because he was stood beside her gay friend Winona Ryder has recalled a run-in with Mel Gibson during a 1995 party during an interview with … Read more