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Close Palestine Action loophole with law if needed, MPs tell government

Lord Walney’s proposal to outlaw non-terrorist groups engaged in “criminal sabotage” backed by Labour and Tory parliamentarians

3 min read

Locals inspecting the damage after a Jewish property business in Stamford Hill was attacked (Supplied)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Former Green party co-leader Carla Denyer (MP for Bristol Central). (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Former Green Party leader blasted for championing ‘hateful’ anti-Israel boycott campaign

2 min read

Barclays Bank vandalised in Manchester City Centre

Exclusive: Violent Gaza activism damaging British economy, say investors

5 min read

Nigel Farage at the launch of the Reform Jewish Alliance (Image: Stuart Mitchell/ Reform UK).

Reform Jewish group ‘necessary’ amid ‘civilisational struggle’ against sectarianism in Britain, says Farage

3 min read

Wes Streeting accused Israel of ‘talking the language of ethnic cleansing’ in texts to Lord Mandelson

The health secretary, tipped as a potential successor to Sir Keir Starmer, expressed concerns he would lose his seat to a pro-Gaza independent and claimed the Jewish state was committing ‘war crimes’

5 min read

February 10, 2026 13:17

Health Secretary Wes Streeting (Image: Getty)

Revealed: Ethics panel quizzed West Midlands Police over AI use month before force relied on it to defend Maccabi ban

WMP apologised for wrongly telling MPs that it did not use artificial intelligence, which created a fictitious match later included in a report used to justify excluding Israeli fans from the Birmingham fixture

3 min read

February 9, 2026 14:25

Fans of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv were controversially barred from attending a football match against Aston Villa in November, leaving many seats in the stadium empty (Photo: Getty)

Tories and Police Federation voice concern following Palestine Action verdicts

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp called for a retrial

2 min read

February 5, 2026 18:30

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp MP. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Green deputy leader criticised over ‘conspiratorial’ claims about the ‘Israeli lobby’ that has ‘lots of cash’

Jewish Leadership Council: ‘The Green Party's tolerance for antisemitism is on full display once again’

2 min read

February 5, 2026 18:16

Starmer promises extra powers to charity commission to tackle extremism in speech marred by Mandelson scandal

Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister’s position was ‘untenable’

3 min read

February 5, 2026 14:36

Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex on February 05, 2026 in St Leonards-on-Sea (Getty Images)

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

February 3, 2026 18:28

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

Andrew Mitchell MP said Osbourne should stand ‘to help restore Birmingham civic pride’

2 min read

February 3, 2026 14:41

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

The left-wing Labour backbencher reflects on the challenges and privileges of being a Jew in parliament

5 min read

February 3, 2026 11:48

Charlotte Nichols MP (Image: Charlotte Nichols)

Orthodox peer forced to leave assisted dying debate scheduled for Shabbat

Conservative Lord Polak said: ‘I said it would be a problem for Orthodox and observant peers because of Shabbat times in winter’

2 min read

February 2, 2026 10:53

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

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

Close Palestine Action loophole with law if needed, MPs tell government

Former Green Party leader blasted for championing ‘hateful’ anti-Israel boycott campaign

Exclusive: Violent Gaza activism damaging British economy, say investors

Reform Jewish group ‘necessary’ amid ‘civilisational struggle’ against sectarianism in Britain, says Farage

More from Lorin Bell-Cross

Wes Streeting accused Israel of ‘talking the language of ethnic cleansing’ in texts to Lord Mandelson

Revealed: Ethics panel quizzed West Midlands Police over AI use month before force relied on it to defend Maccabi ban

Tories and Police Federation voice concern following Palestine Action verdicts

Green deputy leader criticised over ‘conspiratorial’ claims about the ‘Israeli lobby’ that has ‘lots of cash’

Starmer promises extra powers to charity commission to tackle extremism in speech marred by Mandelson scandal

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

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