People like Luke Stanger, a nutjob who harrassed leftwing labour party members and pro-palestine activists, spreading lies about them, trying to get them fired, even stalking them when dropping their kids off at school.



Akehurst's 'help' for this person extended to writing his appeal against his suspension from the labour party for him, revealed by metadata on the email:

'Labour’s highest disciplinary body did in fact vote to expel Stanger but the decision has never been implemented.

The first episode of Al Jazeera’s series reveals that a letter to the party from Stanger objecting to his suspension was actually authored by Luke Akehurst – a prominent Israel lobbyist who now sits on Labour’s ruling national executive. The network determined this from the document’s metadata.

Notorious on the Labour left as an arch foe of Jeremy Corbyn, Akehurst is a former arms industry lobbyist and now runs the group We Believe in Israel.

In his appeal to the party against his suspension Stanger was represented by prestigious London law firm Mishcon de Reya, best known for representing Princess Diana in her divorce from her husband, who is now King Charles III.

The firm also has a long track record of acting on behalf of the Israeli government in the UK.

In the episode, Al Jazeera interviews former Brighton Labour member Damian McCarthy, who says Stanger sent him intimidating messages online and even turned up outside his child’s school.

Soon after this encounter McCarthy began to be bombarded by anonymous online allegations of anti-Semitism.

Stanger also began to bombard McCarthy’s employer with similar complaints.

The office was sent “dossiers” about McCarthy, including an online conversation in which one of his anonymous attackers threatened to behead the activist and his family.

Another caller at that time was Zionist extremist Jonathan Hoffman, who was in 2019 convicted of harassment and threatening behavior against a Palestinian protester in London.

McCarthy and his family were sent statements threatening depraved and obscene acts against McCarthy’s mother, “even if she is dead (which I hope she is).”

McCarthy, visibly emotional in the Al Jazeera film, recalls that his step father “was very upset about reading all of that. I can’t talk about most of it.”

“My dad read those terrible comments and he was upset about that. And he died not long after that,” McCarthy tells Al Jazeera. “So that evil that was put into our lives caused my pa to die, I’m sure that was a central part of what happened … I don’t think I’ll ever get over it.” ' - https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/new-bombshell-film-exposes-israel-lobby-role-uk-labour-party

From the memory-holed AlJaz documentary (around 57:50):





Also:

'On Saturday, at the PSC stall in Brighton, [Stanger] followed me around, with his phone on record, asking me questions. He stood behind me shouting at me. It was extremely threatening. He did the same to [redacted]. This is the third time he has appeared at PSC events and harassed [redacted] and myself.'

Luke is using the name of the Labour Party in his shouty abuse. He is bringing the Labour Party into disrepute. He has targeted two female Hove CLP members to physically stalk and harass. He is trying to make [redacted] and I feel unsafe, even in the centre of Brighton.

I urge the EC to take a strong stand on this and demand Stanger’s immediate expulsion. No woman in the Labour Party should be bullied on the streets by another Labour Party member. That Luke Stanger is a particularly large male creates a greater threat to our safety.' - https://skwawkbox.org/2019/06/03/fresh-complaints-against-suspended-troll-stanger-also-published-labour-staff-complaint-against-himself/

An example of Akehurst's 'punchy' social media commentary, via Tony Greenstein:

'Luke Akehurst @lukeakehurst
12 Oct 2023
Just seen an MP call for an "end to the siege of Gaza". The blockade is to prevent arms going in and terrorists coming out. That will only be able to end when Hamas are not running Gaza.

Spiralunbound @spiralunbound
Which job are you doing now Luke? Your We Beleive in Israel gig or you NEC gig?

Luke Akehurst @lukeakehurst
The NEC is an unpaid, voluntary role, not a "job". My opinions about Israel are the same whatever capacity I am speaking in. This Twitter account represents my personal views. They coincide with my work and political ones.

Spiralunbound @spiralunbound
Yes but you are paid by an organisation called We Believe in Israel, aren't you.
So is this 'believing' in the current government advocating ethic cleansing? Or the Israeli people, who don't all agree with this action, some opposing it unequivocally. webelieveinisrael.org.uk/

We Believe In Israel
webelieveinisrael.org.uk

Luke Akehurst @lukeakehurst
Personally if I lived in Israel I would support the Labor Party, which is in the opposition. But I support the current government's right to take action to free the hostages and remove Hamas from power in Gaza.

Spiralunbound @spiralunbound
So you support the breaching of International Law?



Luke Akehurst
@lukeakehurst
13 Oct 2023
Replying to @spiralunbound
I don't believe that anything Israel is doing is in breach of any of those points. It is all proportional to achieving a legitimate military objective. Israel's command structure involves sign-off by lawyers to ensure conformity with intl law for all IDF actions.

Oct 13, 2023 · 10:51 AM UTC
Michael BURN
@MICHAEL37656467
13 Oct 2023
Replying to @lukeakehurst @spiralunbound
Luke - you are truly one of the most horrible, bile-filed, factional frauds in politics.
No moral compass & totally in the pocket of lobbyists from Big Pharma & the arms industry.
That you're at Labour's top table & making decisions on policy & expulsions is truly horrific.
Luke Akehurst
@lukeakehurst
13 Oct 2023
Could you explain the reference to big pharma? Not sure I have ever expressed opinions relating to pharmaeuticals or shown any interest in the topic. Just something you've casually made up?
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Mor Leidr
@BartiDdu10
14 Oct 2023
Replying to @lukeakehurst @spiralunbound
Your personal morally demented beliefs are immaterial
What matters is genocide & collective punishment (of which btw half the recipients in this case are under 18) are both in breach of international law
In addition they are repugnant to every decent human being on the planet
Luke Akehurst
@lukeakehurst
14 Oct 2023
Neither of those things are happening.
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BJ1878
@BJ18781
13 Oct 2023
Replying to @lukeakehurst @spiralunbound
That is because yoy are morally corrupt... I bet your parents are sooo proud of you
Luke Akehurst
@lukeakehurst
13 Oct 2023
They are both dead, but yes they were.
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fml
@ihatepearjuice2
13 Oct 2023
Replying to @lukeakehurst @spiralunbound
you don’t believe using white phosphorus on civilian areas is a breach? are you deeply fucking stupid or wilfully ignorant? (trick question - it’s both!)
Luke Akehurst
@lukeakehurst
13 Oct 2023
I don't believe it has been used.
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Maximusure
@MaximuSure
17 Oct 2023
Replying to @lukeakehurst @spiralunbound
You spineless bigoted excuse for a human being. Your New neighbour has killed someone so lets bomb your home just in case his hiding in there. Geneva Convention ring a bell???
Anti-imperialist News
@eryxian46
13 Oct 2023
Replying to @lukeakehurst @spiralunbound
pure evil
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