Luciana Berger Returns to Labour to Lead Mental Health Strategy

The former MP, who left the party over antisemitism, will focus on preventing mental ill-health and reversing the rising trend of suicides.

Luciana Berger, a Jewish former Labour MP who left the party due to antisemitism, has been invited back to lead a cross-government mental health strategy.
Berger's strategy will focus on preventing mental ill-health, recruiting more mental health professionals, and reversing the rising trend of suicides.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer announced Berger's appointment at a Jewish Labour Movement conference, assuring members he would not allow antisemitism back into the party.
Berger left Labour in 2019 due to dissatisfaction with then-leader Jeremy Corbyn's handling of antisemitism cases, but rejoined in 2023 after an apology from Starmer.
Labour's mental health strategy will be funded by scrapping tax breaks for private equity and private schools, and aims to provide mental health support in schools and community mental health hubs.