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: libel
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 […]
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 […]
Mann accused of ‘threat to throw election’ if censure motion not withdrawn – and slips up
Labour MP John Mann has been accused of threatening to ‘throw an election’ if a motion of censure by a Labour branch in his constituency was not withdrawn. In a […]
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 […]
Javid folds like a deck of cards with mealy-mouthed ‘denial’ retraction
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has been widely lambasted on social media for a ludicrously libellous tweet implying that Jeremy Corbyn encourages Holocaust denial. Within an hour of news filtering out […]
Javid open to libel action for Corbyn tweet
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has opened himself to libel action by a tweet – to a now-deactivated account – clearly implying that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn teaches or misleads people […]