PoliticsLocal election results live!Our rolling blog with the Jewish angle on the English council and Scottish and Welsh parliamentary pollsBy Lorin Bell-Cross14 min read
Conservative PartyExclusive: Shadow home secretary calls for Nakba Day protest ban‘There’s no doubt that, given the recent antisemitic attacks, this year’s march should be banned,’ Chris Philp told the JCBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Conservative PartyTories drop ‘Zio’ post candidate after pressure from JCThe Jewish Leadership Council said the Conservatives needed to explain how Ishfaq Hussain was selectedBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Conservative PartyForeign antisemites should be deported, says BadenochThe Tory leader also argued that antisemites in “public institutions” needed to be removed from their positionsBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
IranCabinet minister dismisses IDF claim that Iran could strike LondonSteve Reed said the UK has ‘perfectly adequate resources’ to keep t safeBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Kemi BadenochBadenoch: Starmer’s Iran stance is appeasement of ‘sectarian’ voteThe Conservative Party leader added: ‘we should be looking after the British national interest, not particular constituency interest’By Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
Kemi BadenochBadenoch says ‘disgusting’ Guardian column on Gail’s was ‘yet another cover for antisemitism’The Archway branch of the bakery chain was recently a target of vandalism by anti-Israel activistsBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Green Party posts ‘sectarian’ Urdu leaflets in Gorton and Denton calling on voters to ‘punish Labour for Gaza’A Labour peer likened the party to Reform UK, accusing both of employing ‘easy, populist slogans’ but lacking ‘real answers’By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||February 19, 2026 14:47
Tories urge Sharon Osbourne to stand in Birmingham local elections after star shared outrage over ex-Jihadi candidateAndrew Mitchell MP said Osbourne should stand ‘to help restore Birmingham civic pride’By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||February 3, 2026 14:41
Orthodox peer forced to leave assisted dying debate scheduled for ShabbatConservative Lord Polak said: ‘I said it would be a problem for Orthodox and observant peers because of Shabbat times in winter’By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||February 2, 2026 10:53
CFI welcomes ‘principled and intelligent’ voice on Israel to replace Braverman as chairGreg Smith MP takes over from the former home secretary, who joined Reform UK earlier this weekBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||January 28, 2026 18:06
Kemi Badenoch: Leaders must act against ‘radical Islamism’ to keep British Jews safeThe Tory leader addressed the group’s Chanukah reception on Monday, labelling Islamist extremism ‘a threat to Western civilisation’By Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||December 16, 2025 12:08
Now ban ‘globalise the intifada’ chant after Sydney attack, MPs from across parties demandFormer home secretary Suella Braverman has criticised the ‘permissive attitude’ of police as she joins call for actionBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||December 15, 2025 19:09
Tories accuse government of refusing to recognise volume of aid entering GazaShadow foreign secretary says government is failing to recognise that Israel and US are meeting aid requirements of Trump’s Peace PlanBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||December 9, 2025 12:47
West Midlands Police’s justification of banning Maccabi fans ‘blown apart’, claims senior Tory MPNick Timothy accused the force of being influenced by pro-Gaza independent MP Ayoub KhanBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||December 3, 2025 13:01
Tory chair slammed over comparing Reform UK logo to Nazi badgeConservative leader Kemi Badenoch defended Kevin Hollinrake, saying he was making a ‘joke’ at the rival party’s expenseBy Ben Conway1 min read||November 25, 2025 14:50
