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Lorin Bell-Cross

Lorin Bell-Cross

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General Election 2024

Jewish Labour MP elected in Finchley and Golders Green

She will succeed former Justice Minister Mike Freer

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H3K7G8 London, UK. 9th October 2016. 80th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street march and rally from Whitechapel to Cable St,

George Galloway founded the pro-Palestine Workers Party in 2019 (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Joy and schadenfreude in Jewish community as George Galloway is booted out of Parliament

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Parliamentary Chair of JLM, Dame Margaret Hodge MP, attends a press conference on the findings of The Equality and Human Rights Commission into antisemitism in the Labour Party at the offices of Mischon de Raya on October 29, 2020 in London, England. The Equality And Human Rights Commission published its report into anti-semitism in the Labour Party under the rule of former leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn was suspended after his response to the report. Labour said: "In light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them subsequently, the Labour Party has suspended Jeremy Corbyn pending investigation." (Photo by Ian Vogler - Pool/Getty Images)

Labour veteran Dame Margaret Hodge elevated to House of Lords

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The JC General Election Liveblog 2024: The moment of truth for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak

The JC General Election Liveblog 2024: The moment of truth for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak

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What to expect from Labour in government

We examine the party’s pledges on key areas of concern for the Jewish community, from education to security

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July 4, 2024 11:00

TOPSHOT - Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech on stage during the launching of Labour Party election manifesto, in Manchester, on June 13, 2024 in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

The JC’s guide to election night

Key timings for readers thinking of staying up overnight

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July 3, 2024 12:10

A man with a ballot box (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Steve McCabe: Labour’s reaction to October 7 showed it was a changed party

Outgoing Labour Friends of Israel head says party has changed compared to the Corbyn years

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July 2, 2024 12:53

Steve McCabe (wearing light blue shirt) in the ruins of a building in Kibbutz Be'eri during a visit to Israel in March this year. Credit: Labour Friends of Israel

‘Zionist child killer’ daubed on Tory candidate’s office

Robert Largan told the JC he was worried this abuse was becoming “routine”

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July 2, 2024 11:57

Robert Largan's constituency office. Credit: Robert Largan Twitter/X

I refused to cave to the Gaza mob, says elderly rabbi in Bury

Rabbi Saunders tells JC he is ‘proud’ that despite the intimidation, he refused to condemn Israel

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July 2, 2024 10:23

Rabbi Arnold Saunders outside Bilal Mosque in Prestwich. Credit: North West Friends of Israel, X/Twitter

Elderly rabbi hounded out by Gaza mob in Bury

Rabbi Arnold Saunders was campaigning at a mosque as the Conservative hopeful for Bury South

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July 1, 2024 12:36

Rabbi Arnold Saunders outside Bilal Mosque in Prestwich. Credit: North West Friends of Israel, X/Twitter

Lib Dems back candidate who called for Israel boycott

Former MP Tessa Munt will remain a candidate for a target seat

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June 28, 2024 17:21

Lib Dem candidate Tessa Munt

Former PM backs Labour’s Sackman in Golders Green

Gordon Brown is the second ex-prime ministers to intervene in the race to succeed Mike Freer

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June 27, 2024 13:43

Gordon Brown at the JLM conference

How do Hendon’s Labour and Tory MP hopefuls compare?

The JC spoke to the Conservative and Labour candidates for the north London marginal seat

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June 27, 2024 12:30

How do Hendon’s Labour and Tory MP hopefuls compare?

Labour to pave way for blacklisting Iranian state terror militia

Details emerge on how Labour would proscribe Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

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June 26, 2024 14:27

Iranians attend the funeral of seven Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike on the country's consular annex in Damascus (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Jeremy Corbyn to lose seat

Labour set to defeat former leader in Islington North

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June 26, 2024 11:17

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 8: Jeremy Corbyn MP arrives at a World Transformed Event to discuss The Kids Aren't Alright: Reimagining Education on October 8, 2023 in Liverpool, England. The event provides a platform for attendees to unite in purpose, strategize, and amplify their collective voices in shaping a progressive and equitable future, and runs at the same time as this year's Labour Party conference. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Suella Braverman: antisemitism in Britain has made me ‘ashamed to be British’

The former cabinet minister was criticised for calling pro-Palestine rallies ‘hate marches’

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June 26, 2024 10:19

Suella Braverman speaks in Manchester (Photo:Mike Poloway)

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