Lorin Bell-Cross

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Greens win by-election dominated by ‘sectarian’ campaign that urged voters to ‘punish’ Labour for Gaza

Hannah Spencer topped the ballot ahead of Reform UK and third-placed Labour

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

Some of the posts by officials at Building Bridges Burnley

Exclusive: Charity probed over ‘blood libel’ post gets £185,000 grant

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Palestinian flags outside the Royal Courts of Justice (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Government can appeal against ruling which declared Palestine Action ban ‘unlawful’

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Peers dine at Israeli restaurant targeted by pro-Palestine mobs in ‘heartwarming’ show of solidarity

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Gorton and Denton by-election: Labour fear getting ‘hammered’ by Greens over Gaza focus

Labour has accused the Greens of sectarianism in their campaign

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February 25, 2026 13:21

The Green Party leaflet posted to households in Gorton and Denton (Image: Tom Jones/X).

Green Party deputy leader suggests Labour MPs paid for by ‘Israel Lobby’

Labour MP David Taylor hits back at Mothin Ali, saying Greens had become a ‘sewage’

3 min read

February 24, 2026 18:15

Facing criticism: Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali

Jeremy Corbyn accused of ‘blood libel’ over ‘baseless’ claim IDF ‘removed organs’ of Palestinian women

The former Labour leader has ‘reheated tired conspiracies, dressing them up as brave truth-telling’

3 min read

February 24, 2026 13:48

Jeremy Corbyn pictured addressing Gaza protesters (Image: Getty)

PM and family made private trip to Poland to visit former home of Lady Victoria Starmer’s grandparents

None of the prime minister’s wife’s extended family who stayed in Poland survived the Nazis

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February 23, 2026 21:51

17/01/2025. Auschwitz, Poland. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria Starmer visit Auschwitz. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

Starmer faces fresh criticism over failure to proscribe IRGC after EU adds group to terrorist list

Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel questioned why the government had not made good on its pledge to outlaw the IRGC while in opposition

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February 23, 2026 17:24

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel (Photo: Getty)

West Midlands Police used ‘false information’ created by AI to justify ban on Israeli fans, MPs find

Home Affairs Select Committee condemns force over lack of concern for Jewish community as damning report is published

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February 22, 2026 00:01

Former West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford (Image: ParliamentTV)

Rachel Reeves reveals £10m synagogue security cash boost on visit to Heaton Park

Chancellor tells JC of her commitment to Jewish community as she meets Rabbi Daniel Walker at shul attacked on Yom Kippur

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February 20, 2026 09:57

19/02/2026. Manchester, United Kingdom. Chancellor Rachel Reeves with Rabbi Daniel Walker during a visit to the Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester. Treasury. Picture by Kirsty O'Connor / Treasury

Green Party posts ‘sectarian’ Urdu leaflets in Gorton and Denton calling on voters to ‘punish Labour for Gaza’

A Labour peer likened the party to Reform UK, accusing both of employing ‘easy, populist slogans’ but lacking ‘real answers’

2 min read

February 19, 2026 14:47

‘Muslims can’t be antisemitic’, claims pro-Gaza candidate after saying ‘Zionism’ wants to ‘rule everything’

‘People start calling me a conspiracy theorist when I say these kind of things’, Akhmed Yakoob said in a clip posted to social media

2 min read

February 19, 2026 14:38

Former pro-Gaza West Midlands mayoral contender Akhmed Yakoob (Image: X/Screengrab)

Close Palestine Action loophole with law if needed, MPs tell government

Lord Walney’s proposal to outlaw non-terrorist groups engaged in “criminal sabotage” backed by Labour and Tory parliamentarians

3 min read

February 18, 2026 12:45

Locals inspecting the damage after a Jewish property business in Stamford Hill was attacked (Supplied)

Former Green Party leader blasted for championing ‘hateful’ anti-Israel boycott campaign

Carla Denyer MP voiced her support for the ‘Bristol Apartheid Free Zone’ initiative

2 min read

February 12, 2026 21:18

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Former Green party co-leader Carla Denyer (MP for Bristol Central). (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Exclusive: Violent Gaza activism damaging British economy, say investors

Industry sources voice growing concern that extremists are acting with ‘impunity’, making UK less attractive for businesses

5 min read

February 12, 2026 15:37

Barclays Bank vandalised in Manchester City Centre

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

Greens win by-election dominated by ‘sectarian’ campaign that urged voters to ‘punish’ Labour for Gaza

Exclusive: Charity probed over ‘blood libel’ post gets £185,000 grant

Government can appeal against ruling which declared Palestine Action ban ‘unlawful’

Peers dine at Israeli restaurant targeted by pro-Palestine mobs in ‘heartwarming’ show of solidarity

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Gorton and Denton by-election: Labour fear getting ‘hammered’ by Greens over Gaza focus

Green Party deputy leader suggests Labour MPs paid for by ‘Israel Lobby’

Jeremy Corbyn accused of ‘blood libel’ over ‘baseless’ claim IDF ‘removed organs’ of Palestinian women

PM and family made private trip to Poland to visit former home of Lady Victoria Starmer’s grandparents

Starmer faces fresh criticism over failure to proscribe IRGC after EU adds group to terrorist list

West Midlands Police used ‘false information’ created by AI to justify ban on Israeli fans, MPs find

Rachel Reeves reveals £10m synagogue security cash boost on visit to Heaton Park

Green Party posts ‘sectarian’ Urdu leaflets in Gorton and Denton calling on voters to ‘punish Labour for Gaza’

‘Muslims can’t be antisemitic’, claims pro-Gaza candidate after saying ‘Zionism’ wants to ‘rule everything’

Close Palestine Action loophole with law if needed, MPs tell government

Former Green Party leader blasted for championing ‘hateful’ anti-Israel boycott campaign

Exclusive: Violent Gaza activism damaging British economy, say investors