Jane Prinsley

Jane Prinsley is the JC's Investigations and Political Correspondent. She was named one of the MHP's '30 To Watch’ young journalists in 2026. You can reach her at jprinsley@thejc.com

Latest from Jane Prinsley

Leeds

Leeds Minster closes exhibition that commemorated ‘at least 18 known terrorist fighters’

The church was reported to police after displaying an artwork that allegedly memorialised terrorists

3 min read

The "Stitch The Names Together" tapestry (Image: Stitch The Names Together)

Nelson Street synagogue's interior (Photo: Amy Schreibman Walter)

Plan to convert East End’s last purpose-built synagogue into a mosque paused

3 min read

Aerial photograph looking north over the Bloomsbury and Somers Town districts of central London (Image: Getty)

Fears over religious intimidation in St Pancras by-election after Gaza activists told voters they would ‘go to hell’ for backing Labour

4 min read

Labour MP calls for UK ‘military action’ against Israel

3 min read

Jewish pupils hiding their identity as hatred spreads through schools, parents warn

Parents Against Antisemitism has received more than one hundred reports involving children from nursery to sixth form

3 min read

September 15, 2026 11:03

Children in class in a stock image (Getty)

‘Zionism is racism’ to be debated at Green conference

Motion defending Palestinian ‘armed struggle’ could become party policy

2 min read

September 11, 2026 14:38

Antizionist Green Party members have celebrated the top billing of the 'Zionism is racism' motion at the party's autumn conference (Instagram)

Home for the holidays: will it be Norwich or London for Rosh Hashanah?

Growing up in a small community is very special – but will Jane Prinsley be heading east for Yom Tov?

3 min read

September 10, 2026 14:57

Nostalgia can include shopping trips to Top Shop

Sanctions are imperfect but we must condemn settlement expansion, say Progressive and Masorti rabbis

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg and Progressive leaders release statements offering differing view on government measures to Chief Rabbi Mirvis

3 min read

September 9, 2026 13:47

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg (Photo: Masorti Judaism)

Spades in the ground for Holocaust Memorial Centre before Burnham leaves Downing Street, pledges Ed Balls

‘This is a statement of intent,’ said the ITV presenter and co-chair of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation at the launch of a new exhibition on what Britain knew about the Shoah at the time

4 min read

September 7, 2026 15:17

Lord Pickles and Ed Balls at the launch of a Holocaust exhibition in parliament (the JC)

Jewish antizionist Andrew Feinstein stands aside and backs Zack Polanski in Holborn by-election

Green leader thinks he can win Starmer’s old seat despite some in party pushing for a Palestinian candidate

3 min read

September 4, 2026 14:35

Andrew Feinstein on Novara Media (YouTube)

Jewish leaders raise concerns over ‘unintended consequences’ of prospective settlement sanctions

Communal figures warned the prime minister that planned West Bank measures could lead to a wholesale boycott that ‘marginalises and stigmatises British Jews’

3 min read

September 4, 2026 12:45

Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets Jewish community leaders in 10 Downing Street on September 3, 2026 (Getty Images)

Government announces Cabinet committee on antisemitism ahead of West Bank sanctions

Andy Burnham discusses measures targeting settlements with Jewish leaders in first roundtable with community representatives

2 min read

September 3, 2026 19:08

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham (4R) and Britain's Housing Secretary Angela Rayner (3L) meet with Jewish community leaders inside 10 Downing Street in central London on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Jack Taylor / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

I’ve started wearing a Magen David, Lord Grade reveals

Former Ofcom boss and son of Jewish showbiz dynasty recalls the stars he helped book, and how Elvis secured a Vegas residency

3 min read

September 3, 2026 17:30

Queen Elizabeth and then Chairman of ITV Michael Grade at the opening of the new entrance to Pinewood Film Studios, November 2007 ( STEVE REIGATE/AFP via Getty Images)

Exclusive: BBC Arabic ‘got it very wrong’ over Israel coverage says Lord Grade

Corporation’s former chairman calls for wholesale reform of complaints process in wide-ranging interview with the JC

6 min read

September 2, 2026 17:30

Zack Polanski ‘likely’ to stand in Holborn and St Pancras by-election to replace Starmer

The Green leader will still need to progress through a local party selection process

2 min read

September 2, 2026 14:12

Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks during a rally on March 28, 2026, in London (Getty Images)

‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge Burnham

Senior Labour and Tory voices warn PM anti-Israel rhetoric may fuel ‘hostility to UK Jews’ as trade embargo is set to be announced

5 min read

September 2, 2026 11:23

‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge Burnham

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Jane Prinsley

Latest from Jane Prinsley

Leeds Minster closes exhibition that commemorated ‘at least 18 known terrorist fighters’

Plan to convert East End’s last purpose-built synagogue into a mosque paused

Fears over religious intimidation in St Pancras by-election after Gaza activists told voters they would ‘go to hell’ for backing Labour

Labour MP calls for UK ‘military action’ against Israel

More from Jane Prinsley

Jewish pupils hiding their identity as hatred spreads through schools, parents warn

‘Zionism is racism’ to be debated at Green conference

Home for the holidays: will it be Norwich or London for Rosh Hashanah?

Sanctions are imperfect but we must condemn settlement expansion, say Progressive and Masorti rabbis

Spades in the ground for Holocaust Memorial Centre before Burnham leaves Downing Street, pledges Ed Balls

Jewish antizionist Andrew Feinstein stands aside and backs Zack Polanski in Holborn by-election

Jewish leaders raise concerns over ‘unintended consequences’ of prospective settlement sanctions

Government announces Cabinet committee on antisemitism ahead of West Bank sanctions

I’ve started wearing a Magen David, Lord Grade reveals

Exclusive: BBC Arabic ‘got it very wrong’ over Israel coverage says Lord Grade

Zack Polanski ‘likely’ to stand in Holborn and St Pancras by-election to replace Starmer

‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge Burnham