Lorin Bell-Cross

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Former cabinet minister slams UK ‘complacency’ over Muslim Brotherhood influence

Another former minister told the JC that some countries in Middle East are concerned that Westminster doesn’t take the issue seriously

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A former cabinet minister has expressed concern over the 'complacency' in the UK about the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood (Pictured: Supporters of the Brotherhood at a pro-Palestine rally in Jordan; Image: Getty)

Protesters show a banner reading 'We are all Palestine Action' during a Palestine Action demonstration at Trafalgar Square on June 23, 2025 in London, England. (Getty Images)

Palestine Action are banned because they targeted Jewish businesses, Starmer tells Labour NEC

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Starmer says Hamas must have nothing to do with any future Palestinian state

2 min read

Hotovely (right) and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner

‘The UK-Israel relationship has got worse under Labour’ says Israeli ambassador as she prepares to leave London

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Starmer’s Palestine recognition plan under fire from some Labour MPs amid Hamas praise

One MP described the move as an ‘empty gesture at best and providing a win to Hamas at worst’

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August 5, 2025 14:47

A group of peers, including some of the UK's foremost legal minds, has suggested that the UK's recognition of Palestine may breach international law (Image: Getty)

Government set to allow 300 sick Gazans to come to UK and receive NHS treatment

Some Labour MPs have called on the government to create a bespoke refugee scheme for Palestinians

2 min read

August 3, 2025 11:39

British Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on March 26, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Hamas claims that West’s recognition of Palestinian state ‘is one of the fruits of October 7’

The terrorist group have refused demands by Sir Keir Starmer and others to disarm

2 min read

August 3, 2025 09:07

Razi Hamad, a member of Hamas' decision-making political bureau, (Image: AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

UK’s ‘vision for peace’ could now involve Hamas hostages rotting in tunnels, say lawyers

The government’s move to recognise a Palestinian state could hurt the captives, their representatives say

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August 1, 2025 15:32

The plight of Hamas hostage Avinatan Or, whose mother is a British citizen, was also raised during the session (Image: Alamy)

Pro-Gaza MP dubbed ‘fool’ and urged to apologise for Emily Damari comments

Ayoub Khan posted about the former hostage after her criticism of the UK’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state

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July 31, 2025 16:00

Pro-Gaza MP Ayoub Khan (Image: Parliament TV).

Communal leaders demand clarity on hostages following Palestine recognition announcement

Both the Board of Deputies and the JLC urged the prime minister to refrain from recognition as long as Hamas holds captives in Gaza

4 min read

July 31, 2025 12:48

Palestine Action granted permission to judicially review proscription as terror group

The government moved to ban the group following its activists’ break-in at RAF Brize Norton in June

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July 30, 2025 15:28

Palestine Action has allegedly set up a new recruitment website in the wake of its proscription under UK counter-terror laws (Image: Getty)

UK recognition of Palestine: What has been announced and why?

Some Labour insiders have slammed the decision as ‘not morally defensible’

5 min read

July 30, 2025 12:29

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer annpunces plans to recognise a Palestinian state at No. 10 Downing Street on July 29, 202. (Image: Getty)

UK to recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel reaches Gaza ceasefire

Reform UK accuse the prime minister of handing a ‘propaganda victory’ to Hamas

3 min read

July 29, 2025 16:33

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes an address following an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza at 10 Downing Street in London on July 29, 2025. (Photo by Toby Melville / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Starmer and Trump talk Gaza as Cabinet recalled for emergency meeting

The two leaders met at Trump’s golf course in Scotland, where the Prime Minister described the humanitarian situation in the Strip as ‘appalling’

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July 28, 2025 14:26

US President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and his wife Victoria Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf club (Image: Getty)

Do not forget that the Corbynites failed the victims of Assad’s horror, says Labour MP

The MP for Hemel Hempstead, David Taylor, said he would not forgive his former leader’s approach to Syria

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July 25, 2025 10:35

David Taylor MP during Prime Minister's Questions (Image: Parliament TV).

Starmer seemingly rejects French push for immediate Palestinian statehood

The US and Israel have condemned President Macron’s announcement that Paris will recognise Palestine in September

4 min read

July 25, 2025 10:30

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with France's President Emmanuel Macron inside 10 Downing Street (Image: Getty).

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

Former cabinet minister slams UK ‘complacency’ over Muslim Brotherhood influence

Palestine Action are banned because they targeted Jewish businesses, Starmer tells Labour NEC

Starmer says Hamas must have nothing to do with any future Palestinian state

‘The UK-Israel relationship has got worse under Labour’ says Israeli ambassador as she prepares to leave London

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UK’s ‘vision for peace’ could now involve Hamas hostages rotting in tunnels, say lawyers

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