The Labour Files
“The biggest leak of confidential files in British political history”
Documentary
An investigation based on the largest leak of documents in British political history. The Labour Files examines thousands of internal documents, emails and social media messages to reveal how senior officials in one of the two parties of government in the UK ran a coup by stealth against the elected leader of the party.
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Seasons & episodes
An investigation based on the largest leak of documents in British political history. The Labour Files examines thousands of internal documents, emails and social media messages to reveal how senior officials in one of the two parties of government in the UK ran a coup by stealth against the elected leader of the party. The program will show how officials set about silencing, excluding and expelling its own members in a ruthless campaign to destroy the chances of Jeremy Corbyn becoming Britain’s prime minister. Candidates for key political roles were blocked and constituency groups suspended as the party’s central office sought to control the elected leadership.
1The Purge23 Sept 2022 · 74mHow bureaucrats in Britain's Labour party crush democracy in its own ranks to weaken its elected leader and silence the party membership.
2The Crisis25 Sept 2022 · 84mThe disturbing truth behind the Labour Party's so-called "anti-Semitism crisis" that helps destroy the party leader and silence debate on Israel and Palestine.
3The Hierarchy27 Sept 2022 · 55mHow the senior ranks of Britain's Labour Party create a hierarchy of racism by prioritising anti Semitism over Islamophobia and other forms of discrimination.
4The Spying Game30 Sept 2022 · 21mIn the final episode of The Labour Files – The Spying Game – Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit tells the sinister story of how The Labour Party used hacked data from a journalist to investigate their own members who were critical of the party.
5The Forde Response16 Mar 2023 · 13mFor the first time, independent barrister Martin forde KC speaks about his report on racism and factionalism in the British Labour Party.
Details
- First aired
- 23 Sept 2022
- Last aired
- 16 Mar 2023
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Al Jazeera English
- Episodes
- 5
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
