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General Election 2024

General election 2024

Which texts did Jewish MPs swear their oath of allegiance on?

A wide variety of sacred texts was available

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Georgia Gould (left) MP swearing into Parliament. Credit: Parliament TV

Ruth Smeeth - UK Parliament official portraits 2017

Baroness Ruth Anderson appointed to government

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

The “Gail’s strategy” directed Lib Dem activists to areas of southern England with branches of the bakery

Challah bread wall: Lib Dems targeted seats outside London with Gails

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

Campaigners calling for an end to the war in Gaza hold a flag promoting Vaz Shabir, an independent candidate in the general election (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Charlotte Littlewood

By Charlotte Littlewood

The Muslim Vote is here to stay

3 min read

Jonathan Ashworth pictured in London in 2019

General election 2024

Defeated Labour MP slams ‘The Muslim Vote’ and details abuse during campaign

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Iqbal Mohamed MP (holding the microphone addressing a rally) Credit: YouTube

General election 2024

New Batley MP urged voters to boycott ‘Zionist’ sweets

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Mensches on the benches! Introducing Labour’s brace of brand-new Jewish MPs

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

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Campaigner for new ‘pro-Gaza’ independent MP charged with terrorism offences

Former Labour MP says the incident was ‘shocking’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 10, 2024 16:06

Majid Freeman

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Already, Labour has a long list of challenges to handle

The JC Leader, 12 July 2024

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July 10, 2024 14:28

Keir Starmer (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Meet Luke Akehurst, part of Britain’s ‘pro-Israel furniture’ and now Labour MP

Labour has taken the hit for ‘balanced’ Gaza stance, he says in an interview with the JC

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 10, 2024 13:06

Luke Akehurst MP in Parliament's Westminster Hall. Credit: Twitter/X

New MP allegedly once told a Gaza rally: ‘Let’s make Israel burn’

Adnan Hussain was elected as an independent for Blackburn

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July 7, 2024 11:55

Adnan Hussein

Labour’s new Justice Secretary was accused of encouraging ‘mob rule’ at pro-BDS protest

Shabana Mahmood has a history of going to anti-Israel marches but has also been applauded for fighting antisemitism

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

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July 7, 2024 10:30

Labour's new Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, at an anti-Israel protest in 2014 (Photo: X)

Netanyahu and Herzog congratulate Starmer and pledge to further UK-Israel friendship

Israeli leaders wish Starmer well as anti-Israel activists seek to shift the dial on UK-Israel relations

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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July 5, 2024 16:05

Isaac Herzog meets with Keir Starmer at an LFI event (LFI)

David Rose

Starmer’s biggest political task is to bury the British populists

Despite Labour’s landslide, Muslim and Reform populists eroded its core vote – and may imperil it

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July 5, 2024 14:05

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Lady Victoria have the keys to Downing St - yet still face challenges from extremists

Sunak elevates Jewish doctor Hilary Cass to House of Lords in final act of premiership

Jewish author of Cass Review nominated to House of Lords

By Jane Prinsley

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July 5, 2024 12:39

Dr Hilary Cass has been nominated to the House of Lords in Rishi Sunak's dissolution honours list (Photo: Channel 4 News YouTube)

These are the new Jewish MPs elected to parliament

Just one Jewish Conservative candidate was returned as an MP

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July 5, 2024 12:01

Labour Leader Keir Starmer celebrated winning the 2024 general election with a speech at Tate Modern (Photo: Ricky Vigil/Getty Images)

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