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

Lisa Nandy slammed MPs who suggested that all of the club’s fans, who have been banned from attending an upcoming match against Aston Villa, were hooligans

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

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).

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

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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.'

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

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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)

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

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy plans crackdown on extremist preachers

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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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’

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October 9, 2025 10:32

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

Starmer brands October 7 Pro-Palestine protests ‘un-British’

The prime minister also claimed the government would do everything in its power to bring the remaining hostages home

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October 7, 2025 10:16

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria visit the scene of the attack near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue (Image: Getty).

The former firefighter and key Corbyn ally said he won’t hesitate to act against left-wing antisemitism

Matt Wrack: people on the left and pro-Palestine movement need to be careful with their language

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October 6, 2025 11:51

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

Britain should deport foreign antisemites, shadow home secretary says

Foreign citizens who exhibit racial religious hatred or support for terrorism should be ejected from the country, Chris Philp has said

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October 6, 2025 11:11

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp (Image: Elliott Franks Photography).

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

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

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

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

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

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Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy plans crackdown on extremist preachers

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‘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’

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

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The former firefighter and key Corbyn ally said he won’t hesitate to act against left-wing antisemitism

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