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Starmer shuts down Corbynite MP’s anti-Israel rant during PMQs

Zarah Sultana accused the prime minister of blocking the detention Gideon Saar despite there being no warrant for his arrest

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DJ Provai from Irish Hip Hop trio Kneecap performs onstage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Image: AFP via Getty)

UK could pay anti-Israel band Kneecap up to £90,000 in legal costs

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Bea Foster, Mozaquir Ali (left and second left) receiving the King's Award for Voluntary Service on behalf of Building Bridges in Burnley. (Image: Afrasiab Anwar/X)

‘Interfaith’ charity allowed to keep prestigious award despite JC antisemitism exposé

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Gideon Sa'ar on March 13, 2025 (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Government rejects efforts to detain Israeli foreign minister during London visit

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Birmingham bin-strike union’s conference littered with anti-Israel motions

Nearly one in ten motions relate to Israel’s conflict with Gaza despite the union’s members currently bringing the UK’s second city to a standstill

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April 16, 2025 14:59

Members of Unite the union outside Birmingham City Hall (Image: Unite the union/X)

Police urged to reveal what they knew about Green councillor who shared Hamas video

Abdul Malik admitted sharing a video by a spokesperson for the terrorist group, despite initially denying doing so

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April 16, 2025 11:55

Abdul Malik (right) poses with Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer

Downing Street marks 80th anniversary of Bergen-Belsen liberation with video collection of survivors’ testimony

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer emphasised that “never again must mean never again” in response to the poignant collection of accounts from those who saw the Shoah up close

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April 15, 2025 16:21

Belsen liberator Stanley Fisher (Image: X/Keir Starmer)

Government hits Iran-backed criminal network with fresh sanctions

The foreign secretary said that UK ‘will not tolerate’ threats from from the Islamic Republic

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April 15, 2025 11:39

Is Labour scared of Muslim voters?

The government has been accused of watering down investigations into grooming gangs – but Labour MPs spent far more time discussing Israel last week

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April 11, 2025 11:05

Home Office Minister Jess Phillips (Image: Parliament TV)

Starmer acknowledges hostage families’ ‘anguish’ ahead of Passover

The prime minister vowed to keep the Jewish community safe in the face of growing antisemitism

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April 11, 2025 09:46

Sir Keir Starmer outside 10 Downing Street (Image: Getty).

London Green Party councillor shared posts calling Zionism ‘pure evil’ and comparing it to Nazism

Hau-Yu Tam also praised the lawyers trying to de-proscribe Hamas in the UK

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April 10, 2025 14:28

Green councillor Hau-Yu Tam (centre) with the party's deputy leader Zack Polanksi (left)

Exclusive: Israeli politician barred from the UK accuses government of hypocrisy over MP deportations

Yesterday MPs spent more time discussing the removal of two MPs from Israel than the potential closure of Scunthorpe steelworks

4 min read

April 8, 2025 11:43

Far-right Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin has accused the government of hypocrisy over Israel's decision to deport two British MPs after he was banned from entering the UK in 2008 (Image: Getty)

Starmer backs Lammy in fight with Badenoch over MPs’ removal from Israel

Detaining British MPs of any party is counterproductive and concerning, a Downing Street spokesperson said

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April 7, 2025 16:04

Labour MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed (Roger Harris Photography)

Israel blocks two Labour MPs from entry and deports them

David Lammy described the move as ‘unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning’

4 min read

April 6, 2025 12:50

Labour MPs Abtisam Mohamed (Roger Harris Photography) and Yuan Yang

Fury as UN investigator Francesca Albanese keeps role

The Special Rapporteur for the Palestinians previously made comments about a ‘Jewish lobby’ controlling America

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April 6, 2025 11:51

Francesca Albanese has admitted that the UN 'displays some bias' against Israel (Image: Getty)

Exclusive: Lib Dem former Mayor likened Hamas to Warsaw Ghetto heroes

A party spokesperson condemned the comments but the councillor in question remains a party member

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April 4, 2025 11:04

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

Starmer shuts down Corbynite MP’s anti-Israel rant during PMQs

UK could pay anti-Israel band Kneecap up to £90,000 in legal costs

‘Interfaith’ charity allowed to keep prestigious award despite JC antisemitism exposé

Government rejects efforts to detain Israeli foreign minister during London visit

More from Lorin Bell-Cross

Birmingham bin-strike union’s conference littered with anti-Israel motions

Police urged to reveal what they knew about Green councillor who shared Hamas video

Downing Street marks 80th anniversary of Bergen-Belsen liberation with video collection of survivors’ testimony

Government hits Iran-backed criminal network with fresh sanctions

Is Labour scared of Muslim voters?

Starmer acknowledges hostage families’ ‘anguish’ ahead of Passover

London Green Party councillor shared posts calling Zionism ‘pure evil’ and comparing it to Nazism

Exclusive: Israeli politician barred from the UK accuses government of hypocrisy over MP deportations

Starmer backs Lammy in fight with Badenoch over MPs’ removal from Israel

Israel blocks two Labour MPs from entry and deports them

Fury as UN investigator Francesca Albanese keeps role

Exclusive: Lib Dem former Mayor likened Hamas to Warsaw Ghetto heroes