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‘A direct threat to the UK and Israel’: MPs call for tougher action against Iran at ‘kamikaze drone’ display

Parliamentarians told the JC that the use of the unmanned aircraft in Ukraine should be a wake-up call for all Western governments

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An Iranian drone on display in Parliament (Image: David Taylor MP/X)

UKIP supporters in Glasgow calling for 'mass deportations' (Image: Getty)

Met accused of ‘two-tier policing’ after blocking march to ‘reclaim Whitechapel from Islamists’ due to ‘community concerns’

4 min read

Waseem Zaffar MBE (left) and Mumtaz Hussain and Villa Park stadium ahead of a match (Images: Getty, X)

Revealed: Anti-Israel views of ‘safety’ committee members who banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans

5 min read

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy in the Commons (Image: Parliament TV).

Culture secretary suggests pro-Gaza MP is ‘behaving in a way that is antisemitic’ over Maccabi fan ban

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Jewish groups welcome government plan to tackle ‘out of control’ NHS antisemitism

The prime minister has commissioned Lord Mann to review antisemitism and racism in the health service

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October 17, 2025 12:38

Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C) accompanied by Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (R) visits a healthcare provider in Surrey (Image: Getty).

Emily Damari ‘shocked to my core’ over ‘disgusting’ decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa match

‘This is like putting a big sign on the outside of a stadium saying, ‘no Jews allowed’’

5 min read

October 17, 2025 11:30

British-Israeli ex-hostage Emily Damari said: 'I was released from Hamas captivity in January and I am a die hard fan of Maccabi Tel Aviv.'

Starmer: Sadiq Khan is wrong, ‘from the river to the sea’ is an antisemitic chant

The prime minister and the home secretary visited CST in North London

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October 16, 2025 13:17

Shabana Mahmood (3L) and Mark Gardner (R) listen as Keir Starmer speaks to members of the Jewish community at the Community Security Trust (Photo by Carlos Jasso - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy plans crackdown on extremist preachers

Government reportedly concerned that Islamists are exploiting their positions in charities to spread extremism

2 min read

October 14, 2025 10:10

Keir Starmer expresses ‘relief’ at hostages’ release as Downing Street pressed on UK’s role in Gaza ceasefire

The Prime Minister’s spokesman declined to elaborate on the ‘vital’ role played by the UK in getting to this point

3 min read

October 13, 2025 15:11

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (centre) with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron, pictured at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit (Photo: Getty)

UK contribution to Gaza peace plan mocked as Starmer heads to Egypt

Keir Starmer has flown to Egypt to join a summit of world leaders, including Donald Trump

3 min read

October 13, 2025 09:56

Sir Keir Starmer arrives in Egypt ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war. (Image: Getty)

‘Ridiculous’ Hackney councillors draw criticism over meeting to ‘berate Israel’ despite Gaza ceasefire

Councillors were accused of ‘playing gesture politics’

3 min read

October 10, 2025 17:15

Pro-Palestine demonstrators outside Hackney town hall last year

Brent rabbi accuses local council of creating ‘hostile’ environment for Jews and ignoring community’s concerns

Rabbi Baruch Levin of Brondesbury Park Synagogue hit out at council leaders during a meeting about the borough’s proposed twinning with Nablus, in the West Bank

3 min read

October 10, 2025 14:45

Pro-Palestinian activists at Brent Civic Centre after attending the council meeting on July 7

‘We need to go further’: Starmer weighs crackdown on chants at pro-Palestine marches

The prime minister said he had asked the home secretary to review how powers are being used by police

3 min read

October 10, 2025 10:07

Sir Keir Starmer (centre) boarding a BA flight to Mumbai to lead a trade mission to India (Image: Getty Images)

Corbyn & Sultana’s Your Party accused of sharing ‘Hamas symbol’

A spokesperson for the CST said the post ‘tells you everything you need to know about the extremism at the heart of this movement’

2 min read

October 9, 2025 16:28

A post by Corbyn and Sultana's party containing what CST say is a symbol associated with Hamas propaganda (Image: Screenshot/X).

My father-in-law came face-to-face with evil at Heaton Park, Grant Shapps tells JC

The former cabinet minister only found out his relative was safe when he saw images of him on the news

3 min read

October 9, 2025 11:44

Former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps (Image: Getty Images)

Starmer welcomes Trump-brokered Gaza peace plan

‘This is a moment of profound relief that will be felt all around the world’

2 min read

October 9, 2025 10:32

Sir Keir Starmer (left) in a press conference in Mumbai alongside Indian prime minister Narendra Modi (Image: Getty).

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

‘A direct threat to the UK and Israel’: MPs call for tougher action against Iran at ‘kamikaze drone’ display

Met accused of ‘two-tier policing’ after blocking march to ‘reclaim Whitechapel from Islamists’ due to ‘community concerns’

Revealed: Anti-Israel views of ‘safety’ committee members who banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans

Culture secretary suggests pro-Gaza MP is ‘behaving in a way that is antisemitic’ over Maccabi fan ban

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Jewish groups welcome government plan to tackle ‘out of control’ NHS antisemitism

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy plans crackdown on extremist preachers

Keir Starmer expresses ‘relief’ at hostages’ release as Downing Street pressed on UK’s role in Gaza ceasefire

UK contribution to Gaza peace plan mocked as Starmer heads to Egypt

‘Ridiculous’ Hackney councillors draw criticism over meeting to ‘berate Israel’ despite Gaza ceasefire

Brent rabbi accuses local council of creating ‘hostile’ environment for Jews and ignoring community’s concerns

‘We need to go further’: Starmer weighs crackdown on chants at pro-Palestine marches

Corbyn & Sultana’s Your Party accused of sharing ‘Hamas symbol’

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