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Reject antisemitic ‘Zionism is racism’ policy or local government power-sharing deals will end, Labour tell Greens

‘This isn’t an issue of party politics; it’s about doing what is right,’ says Labour chair

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Bridget Phillipson, Minister for Women and Equalities and Party Chair, speaking at Labour's annual conference (Picture: Getty Images).

Andy Burnham during Prime Minister's Questions (Image: Parliament TV).

‘We cannot support a partnership’ with Greens, says Burnham after ‘Zionism is racism’ motion

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during a press conference at Alcaline House, Lympne Industrial Estate, Hythe in Kent. (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

Exclusive: Nigel Farage calls on Labour to rule out pacts with Green Party

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Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty Images)

Exclusive: Green Party branch praised conspiracy theory that Starmer’s ‘Israeli family hold great power over him’

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Exclusive: Government’s independent adviser on antisemitism calls for EHRC probe into Green Party

Lord Mann slammed Zack Polanski for ‘running away’ from his party’s ‘Zionism is racism’ debate

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October 9, 2026 14:21

Stickers against fascism are displayed on day one of the Green Party annual conference at Brighton Centre on October 2, 2026 in Brighton (Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Polanski slammed for claiming he opposed ‘Zionism is racism’ motion

Head of Jewish Greens calls for Polanski’s resignation following by-election defeat

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October 9, 2026 09:57

Zack Polanski listens to the Labour Party candidate, Sagal Abdi-Wali, give her acceptance speech after her victory in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

‘Enough is enough, Jewish children deserve to feel safe’, says shadow education secretary

Laura Trott spoke to the JC after her keynote speech to the Conservative Party’s annual conference

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October 8, 2026 16:40

Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott speaks on day three of the Conservative Party Conference on October 06, 2026 in Birmingham (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Britain to have reduced diplomatic presence in Jerusalem following row with Israel

Israel’s foreign minister said it was ‘not possible to act against Israel without Israel taking appropriate measures in response’

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October 8, 2026 10:35

A photograph shows the British consulate in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on September 8, 2026. Israel on September 8, 2026, ordered the closure of Britain's consulate in Jerusalem as retaliation after London led Western sanctions over violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)

Lib Dems warned over ‘implications’ of coalitions with ‘extremist’ Green Party

Local government alliances between the two parties have come under scrutiny since the Greens adopted the controversial ‘Zionism is racism’ motion

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October 7, 2026 17:21

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey (R), Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper (L), and Josh Babarinde, Lib Dem MP for Eastbourne (C), arrive at the Brighton Centre for their party conference on September 22, 2026 (Getty Images)

We stand with Britain’s Jews, says Badenoch as she attacks Greens for ‘disgraceful antisemitism’

The Tory leader, making her keynote conference speech, accused Zack Polanski’s party of “seeking to erase Jewish identity”

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October 7, 2026 16:34

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch making her keynote speech to the party conference on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. (Photo-PA Wire).

Tugendhat blasts Miliband’s ‘virtue signalling’ over intelligence sharing

The Conservatives announced a new plan for a new missile defence system dubbed Britain’s ‘Iron Dome’

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October 7, 2026 09:30

Shadow Foreign Secretary Tom Tugendhat speaks during the Conservative Party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on October 6, 2026 (Jacob King/PA Wire).

Tom Tugendhat: Labour ignoring ‘reality’ in Middle East for ‘narrow political advantage’

The shadow foreign secretary was one of several frontbenchers to speak at a packed Conservative Friends of Israel reception

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October 6, 2026 14:04

Shadow Foreign Secretary Tom Tugendhat, speaking at a Conservative Friends of Israel reception. (CFI/X).

James Cleverly: As home secretary I confronted police chiefs when they were failing British Jews

The London mayoral hopeful also said that Moshe Dayan was one of his inspirations

5 min read

October 6, 2026 10:47

Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch with Sir James Cleverly (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Observers baffled after Miliband describes Flydubai terror attack as ‘incident’

The foreign secretary was rebuked by Israeli officials and political rivals

1 min read

October 1, 2026 14:15

Ed Miliband speaks during day two of the Labour Party Conference at Liverpool Experience Campus on September 28, 2026 (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Israel warned Britain about pending Iranian attack before ‘they slapped sanctions on us,’ claims Netanyahu

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the Ed Miliband of ‘catastrophic failure of judgement’ in shaking hands with Iran’s foreign minister during the UN General Assembly

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October 1, 2026 10:49

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity. (YouTube/FoxNews)

Andy Burnham: ‘Strong indications’ Iran played a role in RAF Fairford incident

US President Trump has criticised the decision to release the five suspects on bail

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September 30, 2026 17:00

Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers his keynote speech to the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool on September 29, 2026 (Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

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Reject antisemitic ‘Zionism is racism’ policy or local government power-sharing deals will end, Labour tell Greens

‘We cannot support a partnership’ with Greens, says Burnham after ‘Zionism is racism’ motion

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