Veteran MP Louise Ellman slams leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying he is not fit to be prime minister and has attracted the support of too many anti-Semites

Government figures also show increase in targeting of individuals based on their sexual orientation; total number of offenses doubles since 2013

Journalist Toby Young accuses Phillip Hammond of using anti-Semitic trope with claim Johnson's backers stand to gain from hard Brexit, later deletes tweet

Amid rise in incidents, UK PM calls increasing anti-Semitism a 'terrible blight on our country'; joins other world leaders in wishing Jews a happy new year

The acclaimed British author laments both Brexit and bigotry in Corbyn's Labour party, but hangs on to his sense of humor in his latest book about two 90-year-olds in love

Lance Forman says needless EU regulations cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, causing him to quote economics, not immigration, as his motive for leaving the union

Jewish Labour Movement says party excluding religious Jews from debate by holding meeting on Jewish day of rest

Britain experiencing a precipitous rise in anti-Semitism in 2019, with 892 incidents during first half of year

Study of social media posts and party online forums finds members became 'obsessive' about Jewish state; disputes view that anti-Semitism exists among small number of new arrivals

80 years ago, William Joyce fled the UK for Berlin to broadcast German propaganda. Bad luck and a series of poor decisions led to him being the last Brit executed for treason