Kemi Badenoch made a serious misjudgement – but she remains one of British Jews’ strongest alliesShe has stood with the community when it was neither fashionable nor politically expedient, because she believes it is the right thing to do. One bad call does not undo that recordBy Jonathan Harounoff3 min read
Conservative PartyFormer neo-Nazi withdraws from Tory candidacy after Jewish community backlashKemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will work with the party on ‘tackling radicalisation’ as part of its culture and integration commissionBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
By Baroness BergerKemi Badenoch, you’ve got this very, very wrongI am all for rehabilitation but there’s a gulf between being sorry and being allowed to stand for election. I don’t believe Joshua Bonehill‑Paine should hold any position in public life – because of both his racism and his views of women2 min read
Conservative PartySenior Tories urge Kemi Badenoch to drop former neo-Nazi local election candidate, sources tell JCJewish leaders turn down meeting with Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was convicted for racially harassing Baroness BergerBy Jane Prinsley4 min read
AntisemitismLuciana Berger blasts Tories for selecting former neo-Nazi who targeted her as a local election candidateBaroness posts on X: ‘Kemi Badenoch you’ve got this very, very wrong’By Mark Wood6 min read
Labour PartyTory chair asks Labour to investigate new solicitor general’s 2010 Hamas meetingsKevin Hollinrake asks Bridget Phillipson if Andy Slaughter’s trips to Gaza and the West Bank live up to Labour’s ministerial standardsBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
Conservative PartyJewish former minister Grant Shapps ‘rejected’ as Tory candidateThe erstwhile home secretary reportedly failed a new selection process, amid claims Kemi Badenoch is purging ideological opponents within her partyBy JC Reporter1 min read
Dame Priti Patel accuses government of ‘lying’ to downplay scale of aid going into GazaShadow foreign secretary accuses incoming PM Andy Burnham of failing ‘to speak with any humanity’ about Israeli sufferingBy Lorin Bell-Cross6 min read||July 20, 2026 11:25
Exclusive: Dame Priti Patel slams Green councillor who used a ‘racist’ slur against herThe Labour Party’s chair also attacked the Lewisham councillor who has shared posts comparing Zionism with NazismBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||July 1, 2026 18:02
Nick Timothy: Burnham is coward for refusing to say Israel is not committing genocideThe shadow justice secretary was introduced by Kemi Badenoch at the Conservative Friends of Israel annual lunchBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||June 29, 2026 18:44
Husband of Loose Women star joins Green council working group despite party suspensionMark Adderley was suspended by the national party over his comments about Israel, but his local branch continued to encourage voters to elect himBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||June 3, 2026 16:56
Starmer hints at more measures to tackle antisemitism ‘in the coming days’ at PMQsSenior Conservative MP Bob Blackman said urgent action was needed, including proper education on IsraelBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||June 3, 2026 13:37
Conservative Friends of Israel chair: Britain has so much to learn from start-up nationSome UK politicians are unhealthily obsessed with Gaza at expense of constituents, says Greg Smith MP in JC interviewBy Lorin Bell-Cross6 min read||May 27, 2026 11:12
Sadiq Khan is failing us on hate marches, say Jewish community leadersHeads of communal organisations and senior politicians blast London Mayor after years of anti-Israel demonstrationsBy Lorin Bell-Cross7 min read||May 20, 2026 09:58
Local 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||May 8, 2026 07:34
Exclusive: 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||May 6, 2026 14:25
