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Ian Austin

Starmer has made a good start – but there are problems to come

All we really know after the election is that the electorate is more volatile than ever before

3 min read

Keir Starmer's first Cabinet meeting (Photo by Chris Eades-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Legal trio: (from left) Solicitor General Sarah Sackman, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Attorney General Richard Hermer (right) at their swearing-in (photo: gov.uk)

New Attorney General: we will seek to promote international law

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Pro-Palestine activists at the Cenotaph. Credit: Youth Demand/ Twitter

Two pro-Palestinian activists arrested after Cenotaph protest

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

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

General election 2024

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

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

David Lammy calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Israel amid uncertainty over fate of senior Hamas commander

David Lammy calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Israel amid uncertainty over fate of senior Hamas commander

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Ruth Smeeth - UK Parliament official portraits 2017

Baroness Ruth Anderson appointed to government

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Israeli Minister of finance and leader of National Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to topple the Israeli government if it presses ahead with the hostage release deal (Photo: Getty Images)

UK joins international condemnation of Israeli settlement expansion

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

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

Jonathan Ashworth was forced to take refuge in a vicarage

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 11, 2024 16:34

Jonathan Ashworth pictured in London in 2019

New Batley MP urged voters to boycott ‘Zionist’ sweets

Dewsbury and Batley MP also called for leaders who support Israel to be arrested

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 11, 2024 16:06

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

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

Meet the Jewish parliamentarians elected as part of the Starmer landslide

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

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July 11, 2024 15:51

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

Former Labour MP says the incident was ‘shocking’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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July 10, 2024 16:06

Majid Freeman

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

Former Board of Deputies chief among new Jewish ministers in Starmer’s government

New MPs Sarah Sackman and Georgia Gould also appointed

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

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July 10, 2024 11:32

Former Board of Deputies chief among new Jewish ministers in Starmer’s government

Ruth Anderson

By Ruth Anderson

Starmer is a mensch and deserving of our trust

In 2019 our community was scared by the idea of Labour in power. Everything has changed

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July 10, 2024 08:50

Sir Keir Starmer (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Our position on ICC remains ‘under review’, UK diplomats say ahead of Lammy visit to Israel

Lammy’s itinerary includes a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz

By Ariel Kahana

2 min read

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July 10, 2024 08:40

(l-r) John Healey, David Lammy, Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy, Yvette Cooper, Angela Rayner in London (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Where does Labour’s new Foreign Secretary David Lammy stand on Israel?

The MP for Tottenham has backed the ICC’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu and called for the proscription of Iran’s IRCG

By Hannah Gillott

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July 5, 2024 16:28

David Lamm in Beirut during a visit to Lebanon (Getty Images)

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