David Lammy

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UK’s ‘vision for peace’ could now involve Hamas hostages rotting in tunnels, say lawyers

The government’s move to recognise a Palestinian state could hurt the captives, their representatives say

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

The plight of Hamas hostage Avinatan Or, whose mother is a British citizen, was also raised during the session (Image: Alamy)

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Lammy (Image: Getty)

By Jake Wallis Simons

From Lammy to LBC: How Hamas propaganda has captured Britain’s discourse

2 min read

Parliament

Send British troops to Gaza to stop the IDF, urges Labour MP

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

David Lammy

Britain and 28 other nations condemn ‘dangerous’ Israeli-backed Gaza aid scheme

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

David Lammy speaking in Parliament (Image: Parliament TV).

Israel strikes Iran

Lammy confirms one Brit injured by Iran strikes; Brits finally evacuated from Israel

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds speaking on Sky News (Image: Youtube)

Israel strikes Iran

Ministers say UK wasn’t involved in Iran attacks and urge return to diplomacy to stop nuclear programme

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Citizens repatriated from Israel disembark a flight from Egypt at Figo Maduro airport in Lisbon on June 19, 2025. A Portuguese flight brought repatriated citizens of Portuguese, German, Israeli, Czech, Spanish, Austrian, Bulgarian, Argentine and Ukrainian nationality. Governments are evacuating thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, after Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign on June 13, 2025 targeting Iran's nuclear and military facilities, sparking retaliation from Tehran. (Photo by MARIO CRUZ / AFP) (Photo by MARIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Brits in Israel

UK scrambles to charter flights out of Israel as Brits complain about response from government

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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Foreign affairs committee chair accuses Israel of ‘egging on’ Trump to derail Iran diplomacy

The foreign secretary said it was ‘no surprise’ that Israel considers Iran’s nuclear programme an existential threat

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

June 17, 2025 10:36

Foreign Affairs Committee chair Dame Emily Thornberry (Image: Parliament TV)

By The JC Leader

Israel may have done the world an incalculable service – but do not expect many thank-yous

The paradox of preemption is that the very success of such an operation conceals the scale of the danger it prevented

3 min read

June 13, 2025 09:30

Smoke rises from a location targeted in Israel's wave of strikes on Tehran, Iran, on early morning of June 13, 2025. (Imaghe: Getty)

By Jake Wallis Simons

Sanction speech in the Jewish state, tolerate antisemitism all around it

While Lammy targets Israeli ministers, the UK turns a blind eye to open Jew hate from Muslim countries – revealing a foreign policy not exactly guided by principles

4 min read

June 12, 2025 15:18

By Arsen Ostrovsky

Why the UK must demand Karim Khan’s resignation

With serious allegations against the ICC prosecutor, Britain must reject the flawed case against Israel and defend the integrity of international law

3 min read

May 29, 2025 15:57

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan (Image: Getty)

By Amjad Taha

The UK’s Arab allies can’t wait for London to finally proscribe Tehran’s IRGC

For the security and well-being of the UK’s citizenry and democracy, the Labour government can ill-afford to wait any longer with confronting Iran’s terror army

3 min read

May 28, 2025 13:06

The government will effectively ban the IRGC with new legislation against hostile foreign states (Photo: Getty Images)

Former Supreme Court justices among 800 lawyers to call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza ‘genocide’

A letter sent to the prime minister to urged him to impose the measures to comply with ‘fundamental international legal obligations’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 27, 2025 10:23

Former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption is among 800 lawyers calling on the UK to impose sanctions on Israel (Image: Alamy)

UK suspends trade deal talks with Israel over new Gaza operation

Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused the Israeli government of ‘isolating Israel from its friends and partners’ through its ‘egregious actions and rhetoric’

By Jacob Jaffa

3 min read

May 20, 2025 14:03

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the suspension of trade talks with Israel over the IDF's new Gaza offensive (Image: Parliament TV)

UK rabbis lead campaign calling for Gaza aid and hostage release

Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner warns Israel’s policies in Gaza are tarnishing UK Jews with a ‘putrid brush’ as she launches weekly action demanding end of aid blockade

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

May 13, 2025 17:00

People and traffic pass the fence of the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis which was hit in an Israeli strike at dawn that targeted the southern Gaza Strip city on May 13, 2025. The Israeli military said it struck a Gaza hospital "housing Hamas militants" in a raid on May 13 which, according to the Palestinian group, killed a journalist who had been wounded in an Israeli attack last month and a number of civilians. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Downing Street claims no change in position on recognising Palestinian State following Lammy comments

The foreign secretary told a Lords committee yesterday: ‘We will prefer recognition as a part of a process to two states’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

May 1, 2025 13:25

David Lammy (left) with Palestinian PM Mohamed Mustafa (Image: UK Government).

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David Lammy

UK’s ‘vision for peace’ could now involve Hamas hostages rotting in tunnels, say lawyers

From Lammy to LBC: How Hamas propaganda has captured Britain’s discourse

Send British troops to Gaza to stop the IDF, urges Labour MP

Britain and 28 other nations condemn ‘dangerous’ Israeli-backed Gaza aid scheme

Lammy confirms one Brit injured by Iran strikes; Brits finally evacuated from Israel

Ministers say UK wasn’t involved in Iran attacks and urge return to diplomacy to stop nuclear programme

UK scrambles to charter flights out of Israel as Brits complain about response from government

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