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Labour conference avoids ‘divisive’ Gaza debate amid calls for government to label Israel’s actions ‘genocide’

Party members voted to prioritise other topics for discussion, such as housing and knife crime

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Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham addresses a crowd at the annual Labour party conference on September 26, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Image: Getty Images)

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City on September 24, 2026 (X/ClashReport)

Exclusive: Ed Miliband shook hands with Iranian foreign minister but did not meet any Israeli official at UN General Assembly

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan in Downing Street on July 20, 2026 (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP via Getty Images)

Sadiq Khan accused of ‘extraordinary’ failure to adequately engage Jewish leaders amid attacks on community

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Tommy Robinson (l) and Amichai Chikli (r) in Israel. (Image: X screenshot)

Exclusive: Jewish communal groups expressed disgust to Israeli officials over Tommy Robinson welcome

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Green Party solidarity message following Manchester terror arrests spoke of Jews ‘celebrating’ Yom Kippur

‘Hatred cannot win when we come together,’ said Green MP Hannah Spencer

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September 23, 2026 12:52

Hannah Spencer poses for a selfie with Green Party leader Zack Polanski after winning the Gorton and Denton Parliamentary by-election. (Image: Paul Ellis / AFP via Getty Images)

Baroness Hodge: I proudly wear my star of David because I’m not going to hide my identity

The Labour grandee speaks to the JC ahead of the release of her memoir, Battleaxe

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September 23, 2026 10:57

Over the course of her career Dame Margaret Hodge has famously battled the BNP and confronted Jeremy Corbyn for presiding over an antisemitic Labour Party (Photo: Getty)

Warning for Labour MP who called for UK military action against Israel was not enough, says Jewish group

Tahir Ali later retracted his comments and ‘apologised unreservedly’

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September 16, 2026 16:03

Louise Haigh rebuked by Israeli embassy after saying government wouldn’t ‘stand by while innocent children are killed in Gaza’

The first secretary of state has previously called Israel’s actions in the Strip a ‘genocide’

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September 16, 2026 11:59

First Secretary of State Louise Haigh speaking during the TUC Congress at the Brighton Centre. (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

90 years after Battle of Cable Street, Jews still face ‘the same ugly brutality and racism’, says government minister

Communities minister Florence Eshalomi was speaking during a debate before the anniversary on October 4

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September 15, 2026 16:26

Communities minister Florence Eshalomi MP (Image: Parliament TV).

Labour MP calls for UK ‘military action’ against Israel

Several parliamentarians also demanded the government introduce more anti-Israel measures following the imposition of sanctions on West Bank settlements last week

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September 15, 2026 11:15

Farage hints at reversing Labour’s Israel sanctions

The Reform UK leader spoke to Israel’s foreign minister

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September 10, 2026 15:47

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during the Reform UK National Conference, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Picture date: Saturday September 5, 2026. (Image: Will Colebourne/PA Wire)

Exclusive: Israeli Jews praying at the Western Wall not unlawful, government tells JC

New legal position set out by Miliband when unveiling trade ban raised troubling questions

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September 10, 2026 15:31

Government faces questions on whether it ignored official advice on settlement sanctions

Three sources, including a former Conservative minister said that official advice was that such measures were ‘unworkable’

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September 10, 2026 10:53

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband leaves the Millbank Studios in Westminster after appearing on the morning media rounds. (Credit: PA)

Burnham claims Israel sanctions demonstrate ‘leadership’

The leader of the Liberal Democrats also expressed support for the measures introduced as Kemi Badenoch honed in on defence spending plans during PMQs

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September 9, 2026 14:58

Prime Minister Andy Burnham during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. (Image: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire).

Rubio refuses to condemn UK settlement sanctions, says US ‘shares goal of stability’ in West Bank

Qatar and Turkey have welcomed the measures announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Milband on Tuesday

3 min read

September 9, 2026 11:27

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves a meeting with Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella in Barranquilla, Colombia, on September 8, 2026. (Getty Images)

What anti-Israel sanctions has Ed Miliband announced?

Foreign secretary went further than any of his predecessors in using strongly critical terms as he outlined measures targeting settlements

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September 8, 2026 17:32

Foreign secretary Ed Miliband (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Labour conference avoids ‘divisive’ Gaza debate amid calls for government to label Israel’s actions ‘genocide’

Exclusive: Ed Miliband shook hands with Iranian foreign minister but did not meet any Israeli official at UN General Assembly

Sadiq Khan accused of ‘extraordinary’ failure to adequately engage Jewish leaders amid attacks on community

Exclusive: Jewish communal groups expressed disgust to Israeli officials over Tommy Robinson welcome

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What anti-Israel sanctions has Ed Miliband announced?