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Lorin Bell-Cross

Lorin Bell-Cross

Political Editor

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Holocaust education

Government commits to building Westminster Holocaust memorial

Holocaust Memorial Bill was welcomed by Jewish groups

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An artist's illustration of the plans for the Holocaust memorial and learning centre

An image from the police helicopter showing Youth Demand activists being surrounded by officers in Victoria Embankment Gardens. Credit: Metropolitan Police/ Twitter

Police arrest pro-Palestine activists suspected of planning to disrupt King’s Speech

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Legal trio: (from left) Solicitor General Sarah Sackman, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Attorney General Richard Hermer (right) at their swearing-in (photo: gov.uk)

New Attorney General: we will seek to promote international law

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King Abdullah II of Jordan - on a visit to France earlier this year (photo: Getty Images)

Starmer reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire in call with Jordanian King

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Two pro-Palestinian activists arrested after Cenotaph protest

Graffiti allegedly sprayed near war memorial highlighted Gaza deaths

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July 16, 2024 09:23

Pro-Palestine activists at the Cenotaph. Credit: Youth Demand/ Twitter

Which texts did Jewish MPs swear their oath of allegiance on?

A wide variety of sacred texts was available

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July 15, 2024 16:19

Georgia Gould (left) MP swearing into Parliament. Credit: Parliament TV

David Lammy calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Israel amid uncertainty over fate of senior Hamas commander

The foreign secretary met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in his first official trip to the region

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July 15, 2024 11:43

David Lammy calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Israel amid uncertainty over fate of senior Hamas commander

Baroness Ruth Anderson appointed to government

Former Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) Parliamentary chair said she was ‘delighted’ to be appointed

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July 12, 2024 15:26

Ruth Smeeth - UK Parliament official portraits 2017

UK joins international condemnation of Israeli settlement expansion

G7 foreign ministers: Israeli settlements are ‘inconsistent with international law’

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July 12, 2024 10:42

Israeli Minister of finance and leader of National Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to topple the Israeli government if it presses ahead with the hostage release deal (Photo: Getty Images)

Defeated Labour MP slams ‘The Muslim Vote’ and details abuse during campaign

Jonathan Ashworth was forced to take refuge in a vicarage

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July 11, 2024 17:34

Jonathan Ashworth pictured in London in 2019

New Batley MP urged voters to boycott ‘Zionist’ sweets

Dewsbury and Batley MP also called for leaders who support Israel to be arrested

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July 11, 2024 17:06

Iqbal Mohamed MP (holding the microphone addressing a rally) Credit: YouTube

Mensches on the benches! Introducing Labour’s brace of brand-new Jewish MPs

Meet the Jewish parliamentarians elected as part of the Starmer landslide

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July 11, 2024 16:51

Campaigner for new ‘pro-Gaza’ independent MP charged with terrorism offences

Former Labour MP says the incident was ‘shocking’

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July 10, 2024 17:06

Majid Freeman

NJA chair quits Tories over former minister accused of invoking antisemitic tropes

The JC revealed that Alan Duncan faced no sanction from the Conservative Party for his LBC interview

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July 10, 2024 14:44

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Alan Duncan MP at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster on October 21, 2019 in London, England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing Parliament for a "straight up-and-down vote" on his Brexit deal, after he was forced to ask the European Union for a new delay of the Brexit deadline. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Meet Luke Akehurst, part of Britain’s ‘pro-Israel furniture’ and now Labour MP

Labour has taken the hit for ‘balanced’ Gaza stance, he says in an interview with the JC

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July 10, 2024 14:06

Luke Akehurst MP in Parliament's Westminster Hall. Credit: Twitter/X

Former Board of Deputies chief among new Jewish ministers in Starmer’s government

New MPs Sarah Sackman and Georgia Gould also appointed

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July 10, 2024 12:32

Former Board of Deputies chief among new Jewish ministers in Starmer’s government

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