Jane Prinsley

Jane Prinsley is the Investigations Correspondent at the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach her at jprinsley@thejc.com

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Iran

Jeremy Hunt: UK ‘weakened alliance’ by delaying US base use

‘It was a big mistake,’ the former foreign secretary insisted

2 min read

Jeremy Hunt speaks during the Conservative Party Conference in 2024 (Getty)

HMS Dragon (pictured) has been deployed, Keir Starmer confirmed (Photo: Getty)

UK warship deployed to Cyprus after attack on RAF base

2 min read

Gorton and Denton by-election winner Hannah Spencer, of the Greens, takes a selfie with party leader Zack Polanski (Photo: Getty)

Zack Polanski’s Greens see surge of support amid party’s anti-Israel stance

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Basij militants, wearing military uniforms, hold AK-47s and the flags of Hezbollah and Iran during a parade on January 10, 2025 (Getty Images)

Jewish leaders call on government to take ‘clear and robust’ action against Iran

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Al Quds Day: Ban pro-Iran ‘carnival of Jew-hate’ in London, MPs urge

Annual march should be cancelled over ramped-up tensions in the Middle East, Labour, Tory and Reform politicians believe

4 min read

March 3, 2026 14:01

Al Quds Day demonstrators march through central London in 2014, five years before Hezbollah was proscribed in the UK as a terror organisation The yellow flag of Hezbollah can be seen on the left. There is no suggestion any of the individuals pictured support Hezbollah or hold or have expressed antisemitic views (Photo: Getty)

Green Party calls for UK to cut ties with ‘rogue states’ US and Israel

Zack Polanski says America following ‘law of the jungle’ as his deputy faces row over attending rally against Iran strikes

2 min read

March 3, 2026 08:16

Zack Polanski said the the US 'dragging the UK into another illegal war does not make us any more safe' (Photo: ITV/X)

‘Appropriate security’ to be put in place at shuls amid escalating Iran war, says Starmer

Government ensuring ‘protective security’ at places of worship while security services work to protect the community from state actors

4 min read

March 2, 2026 17:26

Sir Keir Starmer addresses MPs on March 2, 2026 (ParliamentTV)

Student society gives advice on ‘collective grief’ after Khamenei killed

A charity under investigation for its alleged links to the regime also held a vigil for the Ayatollah, who was killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday

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March 2, 2026 16:06

The Absocs advised students on their mental health during this period (Photo: Instagram)

Government U-turns on allowing American access to British bases

Backtrack by Starmer came just hours before the UK base in Cyprus was hit by an Iranian drone

5 min read

March 2, 2026 14:38

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gestures as he delivers a statement (Credit: Jordan Pettitt - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

BBC Arabic ‘double standards’ in using different ages to define Jewish and Palestinian children

Corporation corrects claim that 21 Palestinian male prisoners were minors – despite most being over 18

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February 25, 2026 10:36

The BBC has been accused of double standards after it initially claimed any Arab under the age of 20 was a child, whereas a response to another complaint suggested that Jews could only be referred to as such when they were babies (Photo: BBC)

Concern after kosher labelling bill passes first reading

‘It’s open season on Jewish religious practices,’ one Jewish leader said

3 min read

February 24, 2026 18:32

Esther McVey's bill has been criticised for creating an atmosphere where it is 'open season on Jewish religious practices' (Photo: BBC)

BBC rejects complaint over ‘Moneybags Rothschild’ remark on Gardeners’ Question Time

Corporation says Bunny Guinness’s reference to Jewish family was ‘not in any way antisemitic’

2 min read

February 20, 2026 13:09

BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time panellist Bunny Guinness has been criticised for making the 'Moneybags Rothschild' comment in one episode of the programme (Photo: YouTube)

Fears over web of pro-Iran student groups across UK

Khomeini merchandise on sale at British campus event and extremist speakers hosted by student societies

5 min read

February 19, 2026 16:40

Influencers Hussain Makke, Batool Subeiti, Mohammad Khani and Hassan al-Qadri have all been listed as speakers at Absoc events across UK campuses (Photo: JC / Instagram / YouTube screenshots)

CPS claimed Gaza ‘genocide’ was ‘confirmed’ in response to hate crime complaint

Prosecutors forced to apologise for ‘poor quality of advice’ following JC enquiries

2 min read

February 19, 2026 15:04

Exterior view of the Royal Courts of Justice in 2024 (Getty Images)

Inside the failed Isis–inspired plot to murder Manchester Jews

Counter-terror operation foiled plot to kill as many Jews as possible at Manchester rally against antisemitism

5 min read

February 19, 2026 10:34

Jailed: Walid Saadaoui, left, and Amar Hussein (Photo: CPS)

Israelis called occupiers and ‘human fragments’ on BBC

Corporation accused of ‘marking its homework’ after rejecting complaint over incendiary Arabic service remarks

3 min read

February 18, 2026 12:45

People outside the main entrance to the BBC's headquarters, Broadcasting House, in central London (Getty Images)

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Jane Prinsley

Latest from Jane Prinsley

Jeremy Hunt: UK ‘weakened alliance’ by delaying US base use

UK warship deployed to Cyprus after attack on RAF base

Zack Polanski’s Greens see surge of support amid party’s anti-Israel stance

Jewish leaders call on government to take ‘clear and robust’ action against Iran

More from Jane Prinsley

Al Quds Day: Ban pro-Iran ‘carnival of Jew-hate’ in London, MPs urge

Green Party calls for UK to cut ties with ‘rogue states’ US and Israel

‘Appropriate security’ to be put in place at shuls amid escalating Iran war, says Starmer

Student society gives advice on ‘collective grief’ after Khamenei killed

Government U-turns on allowing American access to British bases

BBC Arabic ‘double standards’ in using different ages to define Jewish and Palestinian children

Concern after kosher labelling bill passes first reading

BBC rejects complaint over ‘Moneybags Rothschild’ remark on Gardeners’ Question Time

Fears over web of pro-Iran student groups across UK

CPS claimed Gaza ‘genocide’ was ‘confirmed’ in response to hate crime complaint

Inside the failed Isis–inspired plot to murder Manchester Jews

Israelis called occupiers and ‘human fragments’ on BBC