Lorin Bell-Cross

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LFI’s new chair visits Israel and also Bahrain in historic first for group

Mark Sewards MP meets with President Herzog and opposition party leader Yair Golan and calls for greater regional integration

1 min read

LFI Honorary Chair Mark Sewards with Bahrain’s Prime Minister's Office Coordinator Yara Redha Faraj (Image: LFI)

Tories urge Sharon Osbourne to stand in Birmingham local elections after star shared outrage over ex-Jihadi candidate

2 min read

Charlotte Nichols MP (Image: Charlotte Nichols)

Charlotte Nichols MP on why she lost touch with Zarah Sultana, Jewish representation... and could ET be part of the kehillah?

5 min read

Orthodox peer forced to leave assisted dying debate scheduled for Shabbat

2 min read

Green candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election appears to compare Gaza War to Holocaust

Hannah Spencer seemed to suggest in a 2025 tweet, posted the day after Holocaust Memorial Day, that the message of ‘Never Again’ was incompatible with British arms exports to Israel

2 min read

January 30, 2026 17:07

Green Party's Gorton and Denton By-election Candidate Hannah Spencer makes a speech on January 30 (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

Education sector failing to recognise antisemitism when ‘cloaked in activism’, says former Ofsted chief

Remarks come days after watchdog cleared school that blocked a visit from pro-Israel MP Damien Egan

2 min read

January 30, 2026 16:41

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Revealed: Ofsted failed to speak to pro-Israel MP before clearing school which blocked him

A local teachers’ union publicly boasted that Jewish MP Damien Egan had been prohibited from attending Brunel Bristol Academy

2 min read

January 29, 2026 16:16

Exclusive: David Lammy tells JC of harrowing visit to site of Nazi death camp

The deputy prime minister made reference to his visit to Majdanek while covering for Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs

2 min read

January 29, 2026 11:02

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy (right) during a visit to Majdanek concentration camp (Image: Ministry of Justice)

CFI welcomes ‘principled and intelligent’ voice on Israel to replace Braverman as chair

Greg Smith MP takes over from the former home secretary, who joined Reform UK earlier this week

2 min read

January 28, 2026 18:06

New CFI chair Greg Smith MP (Image: CFI)

MP voices outrage over Westminster rally calling for end to ‘Zionist control over UK’

Senior Conservative MP Bob Blackman urged the deputy PM to ‘take concrete steps to ensure that antisemitism is driven out of our country’

2 min read

January 28, 2026 14:00

Conservative MP for Harrow East Bob Blackman (Image: Parliament TV)

Suella Braverman: Tories didn’t back me up when I warned about ‘hate marches’

The former home secretary hit out at the Conservatives after defecting to Reform UK

2 min read

January 27, 2026 17:05

Suella Braverman is pictured with Nigel Farage as she announces she has defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK (Photo: Getty)

‘Madness’ to block Burnham from by-election candidacy, says Jewish Labour MP

Charlotte Nichols MP, in an interview with the JC, objected to the party cutting off any potential challengers to the prime minister ‘at the knees’

3 min read

January 27, 2026 13:36

Shoah survivor implores Starmer to ‘do what needs to be done’ to tackle hate in historic cabinet address

The talk by Mala Tribich MBE was the first time a survivor has addressed the government’s top table

3 min read

January 27, 2026 12:16

Keir Starmer and David Lammy with survivor Mala Tribich during the weekly government cabinet meeting (Photo by Alastair Grant - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Key aide to Starmer appointed UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues

Former LFI chair Jon Pearce will replace Lord Pickles, who stood down from the role in April last year

3 min read

January 26, 2026 17:19

The prime minister's parliamentary private secretary Jon Pearce has been appointed as UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues (Image: Jon Pearce/X).

Prime minister and Jewish leaders welcome passage of bill establishing Westminster Holocaust centre

The legislation received royal assent on Thursday, paving the way for a memorial and learning centre near Parliament

3 min read

January 23, 2026 11:11

An artist's illustration of the plans for the Holocaust memorial and learning centre in Victoria Tower Gardens, next to the Houses of Parliament

Labour councillor behind Maccabi fan ban tipped to take control of Birmingham

Party figures warn that Waseem Zaffar may be poised to take over as city council leader after May election

5 min read

January 21, 2026 10:44

Birmingham councillor Waseem Zaffar (Facebook)

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Lorin Bell-Cross

Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

LFI’s new chair visits Israel and also Bahrain in historic first for group

Tories urge Sharon Osbourne to stand in Birmingham local elections after star shared outrage over ex-Jihadi candidate

Charlotte Nichols MP on why she lost touch with Zarah Sultana, Jewish representation... and could ET be part of the kehillah?

Orthodox peer forced to leave assisted dying debate scheduled for Shabbat

More from Lorin Bell-Cross

Green candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election appears to compare Gaza War to Holocaust

Education sector failing to recognise antisemitism when ‘cloaked in activism’, says former Ofsted chief

Revealed: Ofsted failed to speak to pro-Israel MP before clearing school which blocked him

Exclusive: David Lammy tells JC of harrowing visit to site of Nazi death camp

CFI welcomes ‘principled and intelligent’ voice on Israel to replace Braverman as chair

MP voices outrage over Westminster rally calling for end to ‘Zionist control over UK’

Suella Braverman: Tories didn’t back me up when I warned about ‘hate marches’

‘Madness’ to block Burnham from by-election candidacy, says Jewish Labour MP

Shoah survivor implores Starmer to ‘do what needs to be done’ to tackle hate in historic cabinet address

Key aide to Starmer appointed UK special envoy for post-Holocaust issues

Prime minister and Jewish leaders welcome passage of bill establishing Westminster Holocaust centre

Labour councillor behind Maccabi fan ban tipped to take control of Birmingham