A tweet from Theresa May about #CashForSmears scandal. If only.
Last February, Tory MP and then-vice chair Ben Bradley had to put out a humiliating tweet to atone for a clearly libellous comment about Labour Jeremy Corbyn, after Corbyn’s lawyers […]
Tag Archives: defamation
BBC’s woefully inadequate excuse for not editing out Perry’s Question Time libel
Comment Conservative minister Claire Perry displayed the Tories’ desperation to divert attention from Theresa May’s dismal deal and abject failure on Thursday night when she launched into an irrelevant, defamatory […]
Excl: right-wing ‘antisemitism troll’ caught inventing bio for fake a/s Twitter account
Antisemitism exists in the Labour Party as it exists across society. But not every claim made about it is true. As the SKWAWKBOX published on Monday, a Twitter account making a […]
Dugdale responds to Formby letter – but not to the point
Earlier today, the SKWAWKBOX exclusively published a letter sent by Labour general secretary Jennie Formby to MSPs (members of Scottish Parliament) in response to their complaint about Labour’s decision not […]
Excl: Formby’s letter to MSPs clarifies Dugdale case and commitment
A letter written by Labour general secretary Jennie Formby to the Chair of the Scottish Parliamentary Party and circulated to all MSPs and members of Labour’s Scottish Executive Committee and […]
Excl: the facts about Dugdale funding do not match MSM narrative or MSPs’ gripe
Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has featured prominently in the media complaining about Labour’s alleged “fail[ure] to keep its promise” to fund her legal defence against a defamation brought […]
Breaking: Met investigating CAA ‘death-threat’ petition under Malicious Comms Act
The SKWAWKBOX revealed yesterday that the Charity Commission is investigating the Campaign against Antisemitism (CAA) – an organisation that has been accused of being pro-Israel ‘shock troops’ ‘posing as a […]
Chittenden deletes Twitter account after backlash over ‘fixed it’ smear tweet
LGBT Labour co-chair, former Labour Students Chair and ‘Labour Live’ disruptor Melantha Chittenden provoked outrage – and a flood of complaints to the Labour Party – among Labour members with […]
Unite plays hardball with Beckett smear
Former Labour NEC member – and current candidate – Jasmin Beckett has a problematic history regarding antisemitism allegations. She was accused of inciting false allegations of antisemitism against a rival […]
The day the media attacked a dead Jewish man, Corbyn defended. His critics now were silent – and one piled on
In 2013, when Ed Miliband was leader of the Labour Party, the Daily Mail launched a shameful attack on his late father Ralph – and of course by proxy on […]