The investigation would look at the “contents and wider culture” the report exposed, but it would also look at the “background and circumstances” of the document as well as how it was leaked. These are external links and will open in a new window. Now, more than ever, we need a vibrant, independent media that holds the government to account and calls it out when it puts vested economic interests above human lives. The BBC admitted receiving over 1,500 complaints about the programme over a two-week period, which many saw as a ‘hatchet job‘ against Corbyn’s Labour.
You must be logged in to leave a comment. Company registration number 09788095. Nothing stops you producing 1,000 leaflets about the report and shoving them through doors. In the wake of the Labour Leaks scandal, meanwhile, he tweeted: This report appears to corroborate reams of evidence of a historic collapse in journalistic standards @BBCPanorama.https://t.co/szdMgp9NJ5, — Justin Schlosberg (@jrschlosberg) April 11, 2020, Have great respect for Peter but the leaked Labour report is clearly both scandalous and in the public interest. And quite dangerous. In the wake of the Labour Leaks scandal, one author had a look to see what BBC journalists were saying. BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said, although the issue appeared to be an unwelcome challenge for the new leader, Labour insiders said it could provide Sir Keir with an opportunity to change both a corrosive culture in the party and, ultimately, some of its current key staff. https://t.co/dzvdh7K7l4. ‘The Leaked Labour Report Is Shameful – It’s Time for an Urgent Investigation’ By Jon Trickett Ian Lavery. ", — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) April 4, 2020. He promised an independent inquiry into the contents of the report and how it was leaked after it became public over the Easter weekend. Read about our approach to external linking. The BBC’s so called impartiality and bias has been particularly noticeable since the last election when the Tories immediately started threatening the BBC with cuts to – or even scrapping – the licence fee. Ofcom’s failure to investigate complaints, he said, represented “a wholesale failure of accountability”. The report said that there was “abundant evidence of a hyper-factional atmosphere prevailing in party HQ in this period, which appears to have affected the expeditious and resolute handling of disciplinary complaints.”. So today, it’s more important than ever before that we build an accountable, people-led media landscape.
We use cookies in a limited and restricted manner for specific purposes. If it is not, it is hardly likely to hold the government to account and will be tantamount to a state run channel. The National Executive Committee met earlier to discuss the reach of the investigation and its timetable. Last week, Jewish leaders praised Starmer for having “achieved in four days more than his predecessor in four years.”. Registered in England. John Ware, Peston, Kuennsberg, Freedlander, et all: Ditto
What a racket! His desire for a "swift" process seems to have been met too, with a timescale apparently set at just over a couple of months. World, Europe Leaked Labour document rocks UK's main opposition party Report says 'hyper-factional' behaviour of party staff against leader curbed attempts to deal with anti-Semitism complaints I like, thousands in the Labour party, am thankful that chapter is now closed. Why did no one ever point out the long history of Zionist antisemitism, a plainly uncontroversial matter? Contact: hello@thecanary.co. The dossier claimed anti-Jeremy Corbyn sentiment among Labour staff hindered efforts to tackle the issue within the party. The pair said there would be an “urgent independent investigation.”.