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Outrage after NEU branch stopped Jewish MP from visiting local school

The union’s Bristol branch celebrated its cancellation of MP Damien Egan

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Labour MP Damien Egan (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice (second on the left) with activists (L-R) Jeremy Apfel, Yosef David, councillor Mark Shooter and Hannah Messham. (Image: Mark Shooter)

No place for groypers or anyone from far-right in Reform UK declares deputy leader

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Hamish Falconer (right) and Labour Friends of Israel chair Mark Sewards.

Middle East minister defends government over claim it does not confront ‘genocide’ language on Israel

3 min read

Jewish MP barred from visiting primary school 'in case his presence inflames teachers', minister reveals

3 min read

Justice minister rejects claim of ‘two tier’ justice and policing

But West Midlands Police have ‘questions to answer’ over Maccabi fan fan, says Sarah Sackman at Jewish Labour Movement one-day conference

2 min read

January 11, 2026 13:40

Justice minister Sarah Sackman at the Jewish Labour Movement's conference (standing).

Government signals Israel trade talks will resume after phase two of Gaza ceasefire

Treasury minister Lord Stockwood indicates negotiations strengthening business ties could restart soon

4 min read

January 9, 2026 12:50

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and Israel's President Isaac Herzog (L) in 10 Downing Street on September 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Jerusalem sources deny claim Israeli police failed to attend key West Midlands force meeting on Maccabi fan ban

West Midlands Police claimed their Israeli counterparts ‘missed an opportunity’ to ‘exchange intelligence’, but Israeli officials insist they were never invited

3 min read

January 8, 2026 13:51

A man protests the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ahead of the team's Europa League match against Aston Villa on November 06, 2025, in Birmingham (Getty Images)

Maccabi fan ban: Pressure mounts on WMP chief constable to resign following ‘deeply concerning’ revelations

Jewish communal groups have called for Craig Guildford’s resignation, as has opposition leader Kemi Badenoch

4 min read

January 7, 2026 16:00

West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford (Image: ParliamentTV)

Party leaders trade barbs over Jewish attorney general and shadow at PMQs

Kemi Badenoch hit out at Lord Hermer’s defence of Gerry Adams and Shamima Begum, while Sir Keir Starmer criticised Lord Wolfson for Roman Abramovich

3 min read

January 7, 2026 15:47

Party leaders trade barbs over Jewish attorney general and shadow at PMQs

Villa Park’s suitability for Euro 2028 queried after ‘shameful’ Maccabi ban

Former FA chairman David Bernstein speaks out as politicians and Jewish leaders call for West Midlands Police chiefs to quit in growing crisis for force

4 min read

January 7, 2026 09:19

Police officers secure an anti-Israel demonstration outside Villa Park in Birmingham (Getty Images)

The Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban and West Midlands Police controversy – a timeline

The key dates and developments in the ongoing dispute that shows no sign of fading away

3 min read

January 6, 2026 15:21

The outside of Villa Park Stadium pictured ahead of the Aston Villa-Maccabi Tel Aviv match on November 6 (Photo: Getty)

Starmer expresses ‘regret’ at welcoming British-Egyptian activist who called for killing of Zionists

The prime minister said Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s comments were ‘abhorrent’ and that his return to Britain was a ‘failing within the system’

2 min read

January 5, 2026 11:04

Sir Keir Starmer (right) interviewed by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg (Image: BBC).

Starmer’s former director of strategy slams ‘Stakeholder State’ for prioritising release of activist who ‘called for killing of Zionists’

Paul Ovenden claimed British-Egyptian Alaa Abd el-Fattah was ‘a cause célèbre beloved of Whitehall’s sturdy, clean-shirted diplomats and their scurrying auxiliaries’

2 min read

January 2, 2026 11:59

Minutes of West Midlands Police meeting contain no suggestion Jewish community backed Maccabi fan ban

Representatives of the force even noted that Jewish groups ‘expressed concern that banning away fans could be perceived as antisemitic’, according to official records disclosed under a Freedom of Information request

2 min read

January 2, 2026 09:42

Heaton Park survivor slams ‘platitudes and inactivity’ among politicians on antisemitism

Alan Levy addressed one of two Chanukah events in Parliament on Wednesday night

3 min read

December 18, 2025 11:18

Alan Levy from Heaton Park synagogue in Westminster Hall (Image: Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester/X)

Lib Dem leader urges PM to adopt ‘comprehensive government strategy to tackle antisemitism’

Sir Keir Starmer opened PMQs by promising to protect Jewish communities in the UK in the wake of the Sydney terror attack

3 min read

December 17, 2025 14:50

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey (Image: Parliament TV).

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Outrage after NEU branch stopped Jewish MP from visiting local school

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Middle East minister defends government over claim it does not confront ‘genocide’ language on Israel

Jewish MP barred from visiting primary school 'in case his presence inflames teachers', minister reveals

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Justice minister rejects claim of ‘two tier’ justice and policing

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