Lorin Bell-Cross

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Palestine Action

Tories and Police Federation voice concern following Palestine Action verdicts

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp called for a retrial

2 min read

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp MP. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Green deputy leader criticised over ‘conspiratorial’ claims about the ‘Israeli lobby’ that has ‘lots of cash’

2 min read

Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex on February 05, 2026 in St Leonards-on-Sea (Getty Images)

Starmer promises extra powers to charity commission to tackle extremism in speech marred by Mandelson scandal

3 min read

LFI Honorary Chair Mark Sewards with Bahrain’s Prime Minister's Office Coordinator Yara Redha Faraj (Image: LFI)

LFI’s new chair visits Israel and also Bahrain in historic first for group

1 min read

Tories urge Sharon Osbourne to stand in Birmingham local elections after star shared outrage over ex-Jihadi candidate

Andrew Mitchell MP said Osbourne should stand ‘to help restore Birmingham civic pride’

2 min read

February 3, 2026 14:41

Charlotte Nichols MP on why she lost touch with Zarah Sultana, Jewish representation... and could ET be part of the kehillah?

The left-wing Labour backbencher reflects on the challenges and privileges of being a Jew in parliament

5 min read

February 3, 2026 11:48

Charlotte Nichols MP (Image: Charlotte Nichols)

Orthodox peer forced to leave assisted dying debate scheduled for Shabbat

Conservative Lord Polak said: ‘I said it would be a problem for Orthodox and observant peers because of Shabbat times in winter’

2 min read

February 2, 2026 10:53

Green candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election appears to compare Gaza War to Holocaust

Hannah Spencer seemed to suggest in a 2025 tweet, posted the day after Holocaust Memorial Day, that the message of ‘Never Again’ was incompatible with British arms exports to Israel

2 min read

January 30, 2026 17:07

Green Party's Gorton and Denton By-election Candidate Hannah Spencer makes a speech on January 30 (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

Education sector failing to recognise antisemitism when ‘cloaked in activism’, says former Ofsted chief

Remarks come days after watchdog cleared school that blocked a visit from pro-Israel MP Damien Egan

2 min read

January 30, 2026 16:41

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Revealed: Ofsted failed to speak to pro-Israel MP before clearing school which blocked him

A local teachers’ union publicly boasted that Jewish MP Damien Egan had been prohibited from attending Brunel Bristol Academy

2 min read

January 29, 2026 16:16

Exclusive: David Lammy tells JC of harrowing visit to site of Nazi death camp

The deputy prime minister made reference to his visit to Majdanek while covering for Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs

2 min read

January 29, 2026 11:02

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy (right) during a visit to Majdanek concentration camp (Image: Ministry of Justice)

CFI welcomes ‘principled and intelligent’ voice on Israel to replace Braverman as chair

Greg Smith MP takes over from the former home secretary, who joined Reform UK earlier this week

2 min read

January 28, 2026 18:06

New CFI chair Greg Smith MP (Image: CFI)

MP voices outrage over Westminster rally calling for end to ‘Zionist control over UK’

Senior Conservative MP Bob Blackman urged the deputy PM to ‘take concrete steps to ensure that antisemitism is driven out of our country’

2 min read

January 28, 2026 14:00

Conservative MP for Harrow East Bob Blackman (Image: Parliament TV)

Suella Braverman: Tories didn’t back me up when I warned about ‘hate marches’

The former home secretary hit out at the Conservatives after defecting to Reform UK

2 min read

January 27, 2026 17:05

Suella Braverman is pictured with Nigel Farage as she announces she has defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK (Photo: Getty)

‘Madness’ to block Burnham from by-election candidacy, says Jewish Labour MP

Charlotte Nichols MP, in an interview with the JC, objected to the party cutting off any potential challengers to the prime minister ‘at the knees’

3 min read

January 27, 2026 13:36

Shoah survivor implores Starmer to ‘do what needs to be done’ to tackle hate in historic cabinet address

The talk by Mala Tribich MBE was the first time a survivor has addressed the government’s top table

3 min read

January 27, 2026 12:16

Keir Starmer and David Lammy with survivor Mala Tribich during the weekly government cabinet meeting (Photo by Alastair Grant - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Lorin Bell-Cross

Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

Tories and Police Federation voice concern following Palestine Action verdicts

Green deputy leader criticised over ‘conspiratorial’ claims about the ‘Israeli lobby’ that has ‘lots of cash’

Starmer promises extra powers to charity commission to tackle extremism in speech marred by Mandelson scandal

LFI’s new chair visits Israel and also Bahrain in historic first for group

More from Lorin Bell-Cross

Tories urge Sharon Osbourne to stand in Birmingham local elections after star shared outrage over ex-Jihadi candidate

Charlotte Nichols MP on why she lost touch with Zarah Sultana, Jewish representation... and could ET be part of the kehillah?

Orthodox peer forced to leave assisted dying debate scheduled for Shabbat

Green candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election appears to compare Gaza War to Holocaust

Education sector failing to recognise antisemitism when ‘cloaked in activism’, says former Ofsted chief

Revealed: Ofsted failed to speak to pro-Israel MP before clearing school which blocked him

Exclusive: David Lammy tells JC of harrowing visit to site of Nazi death camp

CFI welcomes ‘principled and intelligent’ voice on Israel to replace Braverman as chair

MP voices outrage over Westminster rally calling for end to ‘Zionist control over UK’

Suella Braverman: Tories didn’t back me up when I warned about ‘hate marches’

‘Madness’ to block Burnham from by-election candidacy, says Jewish Labour MP

Shoah survivor implores Starmer to ‘do what needs to be done’ to tackle hate in historic cabinet address