UK: Leak Reveals Labour Party's Inner Workings

Facts

• On Friday, Al Jazeera published the results of an investigation that showed that unelected officials had been undermining democracy within the UK's Labour Party. Reportedly, party bureaucrats sought to undermine members supportive of Jeremy Corbyn - the socialist leader between 2015 and 2020.
• The first of three controversial programs on Corbyn's tenure (dubbed "The Labour Files") aired on Thursday. According to the documentary, the vocal critic of Israel and long-time supporter of the Palestinian cause was allegedly targeted by the British establishment, who aided the right-wing press in sabotaging Corbyn's chance of becoming PM.
• The programme also criticizes some individuals, among them Ella Rose, the Union of Jewish Students president from 2016 to 2018, who was publicly outspoken against Corbyn over claims of anti-Semitism under his leadership.
• Conclusions of the investigation - which was based on 500GB of documents, emails, video and audio files from the Labour Party itself between 1998 and 2021 - also found that some of Corbyn's supporters were smeared with false accusations of abusive behavior.
• The Labour Party hasn't commented on claims that allegations of homophobia and anti-Semitism were allegedly submitted to the Governance and Legal Unit (GLU) with the aim of getting Corbyn-backers suspended or expelled from the party. An official response, however, has stated that it's a rules-based organization, and party officials affirmed their own compliance with the law.

Sources: Al Jazeera, and Middle East Monitor.

Narratives

• Narrative A, as provided by Al Jazeera. These revelations show the shocking lengths those in the Labour party will go to in their quest for power. Keir Starmer leads a lawless party that has become a criminal conspiracy against its own members. Labour's dirty tactics undermine the very bedrock of democracy in the UK, and are a betrayal of the people. The whole thing is despicable.
• Narrative B, as provided by JC. Al Jazeera's reporting is nothing more than Corbynista propaganda that cherry-picks information to create a sense of a hidden conspiracy while fuelling anti-semitism. The only thing that will come of this piece is further abuse towards Jews - the real victims during Corbyn's tenure.