How Labour Became the Nasty Party – press conference and talk show, 29 & 30 Sep

JVL Introduction

This is to let you know of two forthcoming events of interest:

1. The wrong sort of Jews … are right –  Mon 29th Sep 2025, 3.00pm-6.00pm
2. In-person press conference: Tues 30th Sep 2025, 10.30-12.00, The CASA, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ

PRESS RELEASE

HOW LABOUR BECAME THE NASTY PARTY

Why the leader of a prominent Jewish organisation had to resign from the Labour Party

In-person press conference: 10.30-12.00 Midday on Tuesday 30^th September, The CASA, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ

The Panel: Jenny Manson, Helen Marks, Chris Romberg and Presenter Tayo Aluko in person

Online: Martin Forde KC. Alexei Sayle and Richard Sanders, producer of The Labour Files episode 2 who till talk about Paul Holden’s book The Fraud.

Since Labour’s election, its authority as a moral force for good in the world has disintegrated. New scandals appear on a weekly basis. Keir Starmer’s position as leader has been permanently weakened as Labour slips in the polls.

Hear of the evidence in The Fraud and how Martin Forde’s report exposed Labour’s hierarchy of racism within its own ranks. The ugly truth surfaced again in the last few weekswith Paul Ovenden’s resignation as a Labour staffer.

You will hear again from the speakers who are appearing on Your Show The Wrong Sort of Jews .. are Right, to be broadcast Monday 29^th September  3pm-6pm.

The seeds of this crisis can be found in the continuation of the factional fight over antisemitism, weaponised to attack left wing pro-Palestinian activists – Jews like Jenny Manson, Stephen Kapos, Helen Marks, Rica Brown and Cllr Martin Abrams, whose outspoken criticism of Israel has caused them to be smeared or outcast from the Labour ‘family’.

And Labour’s authoritarian silencing of dissent, outrageously extending the Terrorism Act to proscribe Palestine Action, has alienated citizens such as former Army colonel Chris Romberg, a member of the Holocaust Survivors and Descendants Against Gaza Genocide, who was arrested for holding a placard saying “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”.

They join the dots and link together a compelling account of why the Jewish leader, Jenny Manson, a former Councillor and active party member, has resigned from the Labour Party after 60 years’ membership.

The full story remains to be told to the British public.

Contact: Jenny Manson 07876 681173 and Tayo Aluko 07990 608 074

Table of Contents

1. Liverpool Riverside – Setting the record straight!

2. The Fraud, Labour’s ‘crimes’ and the right kind of Jew!

3. Colonel Chris Romberg – “I oppose Genocide..”

Tune in: Mon 29th Sep 2025 (between 3pm & 6pm)

After a twisted campaign to brand the left of the party antisemitic, Keir Starmer set about expelling more Jewish members than every other Labour leader combined.

Labour has stopped publishing numbers for its dwindling membership. Could the few remaining socialists be considering new alliances?

This subject will be covered, back to back, in three separate 30 minute items:

1. Liverpool Riverside – Setting the record straight!

In 2019, BBC Panorama broadcast John Ware’s “Is Labour Antisemitic.” In it, a Labour Party legal and governance officer, Ben Westerman made an allegation that was exposed as untrue when audio tapes of the interviews were subsequently released to Canary journalist, Joshua Funnell. No mainstream outlet ever covered the scandal.

We are joined by Jewish activists and former Labour Party members, Helen Marks and Rica Bird to talk about their experiences before and after the Panorama claims.

See JVL press release HERE.

Presenter: John Graham-Davies

Guests: Helen Marks & Rica Bird

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2. The Fraud, Labour’s ‘crimes’ and the right kind of Jew!

Amongst our guests will be Paul Holden, author of The Fraud due for release September 2025, who will be sharing revelations from his book, The Fraud, published this month, Sep 2025.

We will also be joined by Martin Abrams, Stephen Kapos and Jenny Manson, Jewish Labour Party members who were treated with contempt by the Labour Party.

Presenter: John Graham-Davies

Guests:

Jenny Manson (Co-chair, Jewish Voice for Labour)

Martin Abrams (Councillor & former Labour Party Member)

Stephen Kapos (Activist & Holocaust Survivor)

Paul Holden (Author of The Fraud)

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3. Colonel Chris Romberg – “I oppose Genocide..”

Chris Romberg, 75, is a retired army colonel who served with distinction in 29 Commando Regiment, mentioned in dispatches for his service during Operation Sutton in the Falklands – and a descendant of Holocaust survivors who escaped from Austria during the Nazis’ annexation.

In August 2025, he was one of more than 500 people arrested by the Metropolitan Police under orders deriving from Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to ‘proscribe’ – ban as a terrorist organisation – the civil disobedience group Palestine Action.

Chris will be joining us in the studio to talk about his reasons for resigning from Labour in 2020 and for joining the protesters in Parliament Square who held placards reading, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”

Presenter: John Graham-Davies

Col. Chris Romberg (Activist & Campaigner)

Paul Holden (Author – The Fraud)

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• Experiences of Jewish Activists and Former Labour Members: Helen Marks and Rica Bird share their personal accounts of their experiences related to the Panorama scandal, shedding light on the impact of Labour’s controversies on Jewish members.
• Revelations from Paul Holden’s Book ‘The Fraud’: Author Paul Holden discusses allegations in his upcoming book, ‘The Fraud,’ which explores Labour’s alleged misconduct and examines the treatment of Jewish Labour Party members.
• Jewish Labour Members’ Contempt and Treatment: Jewish Labour members, including Jenny Manson, Martin Abrams, and Stephen Kapos, recount their experiences of disdain and unfair treatment by the Labour Party.
• Colonel Chris Romberg’s Campaign Against Genocide and Labour Resignation: Retired army colonel and Holocaust survivor Chris Romberg opposes genocide and discusses his resignation from Labour and his participation in protests supporting Palestine Action.