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Lorin Bell-Cross

Lorin Bell-Cross

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Conservative Party

He was always a maverick! High flyer Shapps takes off after politics

The former defence secretary talks about his love of aviation and how the Conservative Party can lift off again

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Former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps in the cockpit of a Typhoon jet. Credit: Ministry of Defence.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday amid rising tensions in the MIddle East. (Photo by Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Starmer express condolences to Netanyahu after body of British-Israeli hostage recovered by IDF

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John Mason is 'considering' appealing against his SNP expulsion over Gaza genocide comments (Photo: X/Twitter)

Suspended SNP politician defends comments that Israel has not committed genocide

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Israel's deputy ambassador Daniela Grudsky (left) with Angus Robertson MSP (right), Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs & Culture. Credit: Daniela Grudsky/ Twitter

Scottish government says it won’t meet Israeli officials

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Government antisemitism adviser criticised after attacking Kemi Badenoch

John Mann’s depiction of the Tory leadership candidate was widely challenged

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August 19, 2024 15:14

Lord John Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism, outside the Houses of Parliament

Foreign Office official quits over government’s refusal to ban arms sales to Israel

Labour MP urges government to impose an arms embargo

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August 19, 2024 11:44

Foreign Office and Robert Clive Memorial seen from King Charles street in London

Controversial ex-Columbia academic ‘may be kept away from Israel-related work at Foreign Office’

The government should defend her appointment, insiders say

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August 16, 2024 16:48

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik visits Hamilton Hall at Columbia University on 1 May, 2024 amid pro-Palestine protests on campus. Three Columbia deans resigned following the release of 'antisemitic' text messages shared during a panel addressing campus antisemitism. (Photo by Indy Scholtens/Getty Images)

David Lammy and French Foreign Minister in ‘urgent’ visit to Jerusalem

Visit comes amid ongoing Iranian threat to Israel

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August 16, 2024 14:55

Foreign Secretary David Lammy (right) with Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz (centre) and French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné (left) Credit: Shlomi Amsalem, GPO

Chief Rabbi discussed ‘deep impact’ of Gaza war on the UK with Foreign Secretary

Ephraim Mirvis had requested a meeting with the Prime Minister over reported anti-Israel shift

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August 15, 2024 10:00

Foreign Secretary David Lammy (left) with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (right). Credit: Ephraim Mirvis, Twitter/X

Scottish Greens attack SNP for meeting Israeli Deputy Ambassador

We used meeting to call for Gaza ceasefire, says First Minister John Swinney

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August 14, 2024 15:09

Israel's deputy ambassador Daniela Grudsky (left) with Angus Robertson MSP (right), Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs & Culture. Credit: Daniela Grudsky/ Twitter

An arms embargo on Israel could be a military and diplomatic ‘disaster’ for UK, say experts

Senior defence voices express concern at reported shift against Israel

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August 14, 2024 10:50

IAF F-35 stealth fighter aircraft fly in Israeli airspace. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

Tory leadership candidate labels policing of anti-Israel marches ‘weak’

Tom Tugendhat slammed police ‘inaction’ and ‘inconsistency’

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August 13, 2024 16:41

Conservative leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat.

Starmer urges Iranian president not to attack Israel

US, UK and European leaders call on Iran to ‘stand down’

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August 13, 2024 09:17

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Labour MP criticised for linking Israel’s Gaza war to far-right violence

Labour Against Antisemitism called for Clive Lewis’s ‘immediate suspension’

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August 12, 2024 15:57

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: Clive Lewis talks onstage at the Black Cultural Archives on January 10, 2020 in London, England. Labour leadership candidate Clive Lewis, who is the MP for Norwich South, laid out his plans for the Labour Party in a bid to secure the 22 nominations needed to remain in the race to replace the party's current leader Jeremy Corbyn. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

UK, France and Germany warn Iran against attack on Israel

European leaders repeat their backing for new Gaza ceasefire initiative

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August 12, 2024 09:14

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) talks to Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) as they walk during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Meeting of the European Political Community at the Blenheim Palace garden in Woodstock, near Oxford, on July 18, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Starmer reiterates appeal for ceasefire and release of hostages in call with Egypt’s president

Foreign Secretary condemns Israeli Minister’s Gaza aid comments

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August 9, 2024 09:28

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer waits to greet the Sultan of Oman at Number 10 Downing Street in London on August 6, 2024. Nearly a week of street riots across England have thrown up the first major crisis for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he marks one month since his landslide election win. Starmer enjoyed a smooth start after sweeping into Downing Street on July 5, taking to the world stage for several summits. But the tumult of the past week has punctured hopes of a prolonged honeymoon for the 61-year-old leader. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

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