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‘A dark day for British Jews’: Chief Rabbi condemns UK sanctions on West Bank settlements

The JLC claimed the measures ‘does nothing to advance peace, risks harming Jewish life in Britain, and damages the UK's relationship with a vital ally’

3 min read

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaks during the 'Britain Stands With British Jews' rally at Downing Street, May 10, 2026 (Credit: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Ed Miliband in the House of Commons on September 8, 2026 (ParliamentTV)

Miliband accuses Israel of turning a blind eye to ‘ethnic cleansing’ as he introduces trade ban on settlement goods

4 min read

Former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove (Image: Getty).

Former MI6 chief: Labour’s sanctions amount to virtue signalling that could harm UK-Israel security relationship

1 min read

Prime Minister Andy Burnham departs 10 Downing Street to address the House of Commons on September 01, 2026 in London, England. (Getty Images)

Downing Street rejects Mike Huckabee’s claim that Britain’s government ‘hates Jews’

1 min read

I will not have IRGC propaganda marches on our streets, says Reform UK’s London mayoral candidate

Laila Cunningham describe Sir Sadiq Khan’s approach to the Jewish community as ‘woeful’

5 min read

September 7, 2026 12:48

Reform UK London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham speaking during the Reform UK National Conference, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire).

Reform’s deputy leader: I can ‘smell the hatred and antisemitism’ from some Labour MPs in Parliament

Richard Tice was speaking at an event organised by the Reform Jewish Alliance

2 min read

September 4, 2026 18:20

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 04: Richard Tice, Reform UK's Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, poses with a truck on the first day of the annual Reform UK party conference at the National Exhibition Centre on September 04, 2026 in Birmingham, England. Reform UK enters its September 2026 annual party conference facing a recent dip in opinion polls, dropping to 22%–23% in national voting intention after peaking at 28% in May. For the first time in over 18 months, the party has slipped behind the Conservatives into third place in select polling, squeezed by a resurgent Labour Party under Prime Minister Andy Burnham and new competition on the right. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Farage defends anti-immigration pact with Marine Le Pen’s party

The Reform UK leader said he would not have done any agreement with the party when it was led by her antisemitic father

2 min read

September 4, 2026 17:15

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (right) and Jordan Bardella, president of France's National Rally party hold up a signed memorandum of understanding during the Reform UK National Conference, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge Burnham

Senior Labour and Tory voices warn PM anti-Israel rhetoric may fuel ‘hostility to UK Jews’ as trade embargo is set to be announced

5 min read

September 2, 2026 11:23

‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge Burnham

Israel's British allies chastise Yair Netanyahu for ‘cretinous’ Falkland Islands comments

The son of Israel’s prime minister suggested the south Atlantic British territory should be given to Argentina

2 min read

September 2, 2026 11:19

Yair Netanyahu and his mother, Sara (Getty Images)

Antisemitism in UK has doubled since October 7, landmark analysis of crime and attitudes reveals

Government urged to act as data also reveals higher rates among young and Muslim than general population

3 min read

August 21, 2026 09:00

A police officer stands guards the outside of Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in October 2025 after two worshippers were killed and four people were hospitalised as a result of the terror attack there on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

Iran blackmails expats in UK to go to pro-Palestine protests

Dissidents in Britain forced to comply by regime agents using threats against captive relatives in the Islamic Republic

6 min read

August 12, 2026 18:03

Show of support for Islamic Republic at pro-Palestine demonstration in London earlier this year

Miliband demands settler violence crackdown in first call with Israeli foreign minister

Gideon Sa’ar welcomed British measures introduced to tackle the IRGC

2 min read

August 12, 2026 09:45

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband (Image: Leon Neal/PA Wire)

Blocking Sir Grant Shapps from standing at next general election is ‘unfathomable’ says ex-minister’s local association

Chair of Welwyn Hatfield Conservatives said exclusion of former defence secretary had led some local members to resign

1 min read

August 11, 2026 14:03

Former defence secretary Sir Grant Shapps outside Downing Street (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images).

Tories ‘must end arrangement’ giving Restore’s Rupert Lowe seat on top Commons committee

Conservative Party spokesperson defended the decision despite furore over offensive comments by Restore’s co-founder Charlie Downes

3 min read

August 10, 2026 18:02

Restore Britain MP Rupert Lowe (Image: Ben Whitley/PA Wire)

Exclusive: Trade embargo against Israeli settlements ‘runs risk of damaging the NHS’

Warning about impact on health service comes as government is believed to be considering action over West Bank

2 min read

August 5, 2026 10:38

Settlement of Gilo, located in the West Bank south of Jerusalem (Getty)

Senior Labour sources tell JC: No chance Jeremy Corbyn can rejoin after his ally Diane Abbott was readmitted

Any attempt by former party leader ‘wouldn’t get past National Executive Committee’

2 min read

August 3, 2026 18:29

Then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in 2016 with Diane Abbot, his ally and at the time shadow health secretary (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty)

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‘A dark day for British Jews’: Chief Rabbi condemns UK sanctions on West Bank settlements

Miliband accuses Israel of turning a blind eye to ‘ethnic cleansing’ as he introduces trade ban on settlement goods

Former MI6 chief: Labour’s sanctions amount to virtue signalling that could harm UK-Israel security relationship

Downing Street rejects Mike Huckabee’s claim that Britain’s government ‘hates Jews’

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I will not have IRGC propaganda marches on our streets, says Reform UK’s London mayoral candidate

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‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge Burnham

Israel's British allies chastise Yair Netanyahu for ‘cretinous’ Falkland Islands comments

Antisemitism in UK has doubled since October 7, landmark analysis of crime and attitudes reveals

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Miliband demands settler violence crackdown in first call with Israeli foreign minister

Blocking Sir Grant Shapps from standing at next general election is ‘unfathomable’ says ex-minister’s local association

Tories ‘must end arrangement’ giving Restore’s Rupert Lowe seat on top Commons committee

Exclusive: Trade embargo against Israeli settlements ‘runs risk of damaging the NHS’

Senior Labour sources tell JC: No chance Jeremy Corbyn can rejoin after his ally Diane Abbott was readmitted