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Home Secretary confirms UK will take in refugees from Gaza

Yvette Cooper said the government was working to bring over injured children and their family members, as well as a number of students on scholarships

2 min read

Yvette Cooper in the House of Commons (Image: House of Commons).

Adnan Hussain MP (Image: Parliament TV).

Corbyn and Sultana hit by fresh divisions over trans rights

2 min read

Former Columbia Univerity President Baroness Minouche Shafik has been appointed to a new role by Sir Keir Starmer. (Photo by Indy Scholtens/Getty Images)

Downing Street defends appointment of former Columbia University chief who oversaw ‘ground zero for campus antisemitism’

3 min read

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Picture: Getty)

Gaza activists attack Corbyn after he refuses to say he is an anti-Zionist

3 min read

South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard: I reconnected with Jewish identity amid Corbynite hostility

Jewish Mayor Oliver Coppard opens up about everything from bus services to Gaza to grooming gangs

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August 29, 2025 11:53

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard (Image: Lorin Bell-Cross).

Lib Dem leader to boycott Trump dinner in Gaza protest

Tories accused Sir Ed Davey of showing ‘deep disrespect to His Majesty the King’

2 min read

August 28, 2025 10:33

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey (Image: Getty).

Apple Books selling reviled antisemitic conspiracy text for 49p

The description for The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion on Apple’s website reads: ‘Truth or hoax...read and decide by yourself.’

2 min read

August 11, 2025 16:03

Apple Books is selling the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion for just 49p (Image: Apple Books screenshot)

Former cabinet minister slams UK ‘complacency’ over Muslim Brotherhood influence

Another former minister told the JC that some countries in Middle East are concerned that Westminster doesn’t take the issue seriously

3 min read

August 8, 2025 15:13

A former cabinet minister has expressed concern over the 'complacency' in the UK about the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood (Pictured: Supporters of the Brotherhood at a pro-Palestine rally in Jordan; Image: Getty)

Palestine Action are banned because they targeted Jewish businesses, Starmer tells Labour NEC

The prime minister was challenged at a meeting of Labour’s governing body about the move to ban the group under the Terrorism Act

3 min read

August 7, 2025 14:53

Protesters show a banner reading 'We are all Palestine Action' during a Palestine Action demonstration at Trafalgar Square on June 23, 2025 in London, England. (Getty Images)

Starmer says Hamas must have nothing to do with any future Palestinian state

The prime minister didn’t say whether recognition would take place if Hamas continue to hold hostages

2 min read

August 6, 2025 17:00

‘The UK-Israel relationship has got worse under Labour’ says Israeli ambassador as she prepares to leave London

Israel’s outgoing ambassador thanked Britain’s Jewish communities for tirelessly advocating for the hostages

8 min read

August 5, 2025 16:22

Hotovely (right) and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner

Starmer’s Palestine recognition plan under fire from some Labour MPs amid Hamas praise

One MP described the move as an ‘empty gesture at best and providing a win to Hamas at worst’

3 min read

August 5, 2025 15:47

A group of peers, including some of the UK's foremost legal minds, has suggested that the UK's recognition of Palestine may breach international law (Image: Getty)

Government set to allow 300 sick Gazans to come to UK and receive NHS treatment

Some Labour MPs have called on the government to create a bespoke refugee scheme for Palestinians

2 min read

August 3, 2025 12:39

British Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on March 26, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Hamas claims that West’s recognition of Palestinian state ‘is one of the fruits of October 7’

The terrorist group have refused demands by Sir Keir Starmer and others to disarm

2 min read

August 3, 2025 10:07

Razi Hamad, a member of Hamas' decision-making political bureau, (Image: AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

UK’s ‘vision for peace’ could now involve Hamas hostages rotting in tunnels, say lawyers

The government’s move to recognise a Palestinian state could hurt the captives, their representatives say

3 min read

August 1, 2025 16:32

The plight of Hamas hostage Avinatan Or, whose mother is a British citizen, was also raised during the session (Image: Alamy)

Pro-Gaza MP dubbed ‘fool’ and urged to apologise for Emily Damari comments

Ayoub Khan posted about the former hostage after her criticism of the UK’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state

2 min read

July 31, 2025 17:00

Pro-Gaza MP Ayoub Khan (Image: Parliament TV).

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

Home Secretary confirms UK will take in refugees from Gaza

Corbyn and Sultana hit by fresh divisions over trans rights

Downing Street defends appointment of former Columbia University chief who oversaw ‘ground zero for campus antisemitism’

Gaza activists attack Corbyn after he refuses to say he is an anti-Zionist

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South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard: I reconnected with Jewish identity amid Corbynite hostility

Lib Dem leader to boycott Trump dinner in Gaza protest

Apple Books selling reviled antisemitic conspiracy text for 49p

Former cabinet minister slams UK ‘complacency’ over Muslim Brotherhood influence

Palestine Action are banned because they targeted Jewish businesses, Starmer tells Labour NEC

Starmer says Hamas must have nothing to do with any future Palestinian state

‘The UK-Israel relationship has got worse under Labour’ says Israeli ambassador as she prepares to leave London

Starmer’s Palestine recognition plan under fire from some Labour MPs amid Hamas praise

Government set to allow 300 sick Gazans to come to UK and receive NHS treatment

Hamas claims that West’s recognition of Palestinian state ‘is one of the fruits of October 7’

UK’s ‘vision for peace’ could now involve Hamas hostages rotting in tunnels, say lawyers

Pro-Gaza MP dubbed ‘fool’ and urged to apologise for Emily Damari comments