Lorin Bell-Cross

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Senior Conservatives call on government to recognise Palestinian state

A number of Tory grandees, including Winston Churchill’s grandson, urged ministers to ‘give the Palestinian people some hope’

3 min read

Conservative Peer Lord Soames (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party (Image: Getty)

Green leadership candidate denies that Labour was ‘rife with antisemitism’ under Corbyn

2 min read

Luke Akehurst, Labour MP for North Durham Luke Akehurst (Image: Parliament TV)

Labour MPs urge government to proscribe IRGC following terror raid

2 min read

David Lammy (left) with Palestinian PM Mohamed Mustafa (Image: UK Government).

UK government labelled ‘Hamas’ useful idiots’ over £101m PA funding package

3 min read

Pro-Gaza independents win council seats as Reform breaks through all over the UK

An 18-year-old candidate in favour of gender segregation was elected to Lancashire County Council

2 min read

May 2, 2025 16:05

Nigel Farage (L) and Sarah Pochin of the Reform Party celebrate her victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Outrage as police allow banned Gaza protest to return to Jewish area of north London

The ‘intimidating’ anti-Israel demonstration in Swiss Cottage is due to return this afternoon as a police order expires

3 min read

May 2, 2025 10:45

A poster at one of the previous protests states: "You're not anti-racist if you're not anti-Zionist"

Exclusive: Green Party broadcast featured councillor who denied Hamas atrocities

Lord Mann, the government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, said the party should have used the occasion to apologise for Mohamed Makawi’s comments

2 min read

May 1, 2025 16:34

Cllr Makawi (right) alongside Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer (Image: YouTube/Green Party of England and Wales)

Downing Street claims no change in position on recognising Palestinian State following Lammy comments

The foreign secretary told a Lords committee yesterday: ‘We will prefer recognition as a part of a process to two states’

2 min read

May 1, 2025 13:25

Ireland is most anti-Israel country in Europe with echoes of 1930s Germany, former justice minister claims

Alan Shatter voices his ‘deeply concern’ for the country’s small Jewish community

6 min read

May 1, 2025 11:39

Former Irish justice minister Alan Shatter (Image: Getty)

Anti-Israel band Kneecap branded ‘vile hatemongers’ in Parliament after ‘kill your local MP’ video

Security Minister Dan Jarvis said Glastonbury should ‘think very carefully’ about inviting group

3 min read

April 29, 2025 14:53

DJ Provai from Irish Hip Hop trio Kneecap performs onstage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Image: AFP via Getty)

Fighting for Israel while fighting its government

The JC sat down with Peter Lerner from the Histadrut, Israel’s trade union federation

5 min read

April 29, 2025 10:56

Labour MP calls on Glastonbury to drop anti-Israel band Kneecap

The Northern Irish rap trio appeared to praise Hamas and Hezbollah and has been referred to counter-terrorism police

2 min read

April 28, 2025 14:55

Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap (Image: Getty)

Teachers’ union U-turns on appointment of Corbynite firefighter to top job

A challenger to Matt Wrack has been allowed to seek nominations after a legal appeal

2 min read

April 28, 2025 13:09

Former Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack (Image: Getty).

Labour MP shares post accusing Prime Minister of ‘taking Israel’s money and orders’

The post also included an image of an injured child that was incorrectly related to the Gaza War

2 min read

April 28, 2025 09:49

Labour MP Clive Lewis shared a tweet accusing the Prime Minister of 'taking Israel's money and orders'

Exclusive: Jewish teachers voice fears over union’s new Corbynite leader

MPs also criticise appointment of former Fire Brigades Union chief

3 min read

April 25, 2025 15:08

Matt Wrack speaking at the Labour Party's annual conference (Image: Getty).

MPs condemn appointment of hard-left Corbynite firefighter as head of teaching union

The NASUWT union faces a legal challenge over the fairness of Matt Wrack’s uncontested election

2 min read

April 24, 2025 16:31

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

Senior Conservatives call on government to recognise Palestinian state

Green leadership candidate denies that Labour was ‘rife with antisemitism’ under Corbyn

Labour MPs urge government to proscribe IRGC following terror raid

UK government labelled ‘Hamas’ useful idiots’ over £101m PA funding package

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Anti-Israel band Kneecap branded ‘vile hatemongers’ in Parliament after ‘kill your local MP’ video

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Labour MP calls on Glastonbury to drop anti-Israel band Kneecap

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Labour MP shares post accusing Prime Minister of ‘taking Israel’s money and orders’

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MPs condemn appointment of hard-left Corbynite firefighter as head of teaching union