Lee Harpin

Lee Harpin was a reporter until 2021

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Minister attacks 'naysayers' as inquiry into Westminster Holocaust Centre plans looms

A new report from the Tory-led Westminster Council confirmed its opposition to plans for the memorial by parliament

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 05: Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick arrives at 10 Downing Street for a cabinet meeting on November 5, 2019 in London, England. The UKâ€™s main parties are gearing up for a December 12 general election after the motion was carried in a bid to break the current Parliamentary deadlock over Brexit. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Senior minister hopes 'action will be taken' against Tory MP

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Dramatic escalation of social media abuse fuels all-time antisemitism high

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Anti-racism educational charity appoints Corbyn defenders to judge competition

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'Recognise Palestinian state before there is no state left to recognise'

He tells foreign secretary: 'A peace plan without Palestinian participation is not a peace plan — it is an annexation plan'

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February 4, 2020 17:26

'Recognise Palestinian state before there is no state left to recognise'

Suspend Tory MP for attending conference with 'racists', says JLM

'No member of parliament should be attending a conference packed full of racists, homophobes and Islamophobes'

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February 4, 2020 14:50

Suspend Tory MP for attending conference with 'racists', says JLM

Urban Dictionary publishes vile definitions that mock Holocaust

The Auschwitz Memorial condemns the open-source platform, saying: 'Hateful language should not be promoted'

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February 3, 2020 15:49

Urban Dictionary publishes vile definitions that mock Holocaust

Streatham terror attacker 'said Jews did worse to Muslims than the Nazis did to them'

Sudesh Amman was speaking in a WhatsApp chat that led to his imprisonment, the Crown Prosecution Service said

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February 3, 2020 12:59

Streatham terror attacker 'said Jews did worse to Muslims than the Nazis did to them'

Labour expels member who accused Rachel Riley of 'prostituting' Jewish heritage

Bob James' tweets prompted the Countdown presenter to respond by asking if he was 'an official party spokesman'

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February 3, 2020 12:17

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 23: TV presenter Rachel Riley hands in a petition to 10 Downing Street on May 23, 2019 in London, England. Ms Riley joined other campaigners to hand in a petition of more than 35,000 signatures calling for more government funding for Dementia. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Raab: Antisemitic tropes that fuelled Nazism are in British society

Exclusive: Foreign Secretary tells the JC 'you are starting to hear them again with this fresh anti-Zionist anti-Israel veneer of respectability'

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January 30, 2020 13:32

Raab: Antisemitic tropes that fuelled Nazism are in British society

Simon Johnson to stand down as JLC chief executive

Exclusive: He told staff on Thursday it was 'the right time for the Trustees to bring in fresh leadership to steer the JLC through the new challenges ahead'

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January 30, 2020 11:04

Simon Johnson to stand down as JLC chief executive

MP fears Palestinian Authority schools are teaching 'honourable' anti-Israel violence

'We must do more to press the Palestinians to stop glorifying terrorists and to use our aid as it is meant to be used'

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January 29, 2020 17:02

MP fears Palestinian Authority schools are teaching 'honourable' anti-Israel violence

Johnson welcomes Trump's peace plan

'No peace plan is perfect, but this has the merit of a two-state solution. It would ensure Jerusalem is both the capital of Israel and the Palestinian people'

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January 29, 2020 15:46