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Defence minister backs ‘important’ and ‘strategic’ UK-Israel defence partnership

The government faced calls to cut security ties with the Jewish state

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Defence Minister Luke Pollard (Image: Parliament TV)

Sir Keir Starmer in Parliament (Image: Parliament TV).

By Stephen Pollard

Labour is indulging Muslim extremism, and Starmer won’t stop it

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This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on April 17, 2024 shows a battery of Israel's Iron Dome air defence system deployed near the Palestinian territory, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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We need a British ‘Iron Dome’ – and Israel can help, say politicians

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

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Labour MP urges party to bring in anti-BDS bill to stop councils pursuing ‘unpatriotic foreign policy’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Parliament TV).

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Starmer says hospitals should ‘take action’ when staff ‘don’t reflect NHS values’ on antisemitism

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Beheshti outside his peace camp on the steps of the Foreign Office

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Tehran regime will fall before UK proscribes IRGC, claims Iranian peace camp protester

By Jane Prinsley

5 min read

The ruling Labour group at Preston City Council has been embroiled in scandal following leaked WhatsApp messages

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Labour suspends councillor after she said ‘Zionists’ funded UK summer riots

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

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Amid Russia danger, pro-Palestine activists are ‘national security threat’, warn former defence ministers

The senior parliamentarians warned protests risk degrading Britain’s reputation as a ‘reliable supplier’ to our allies

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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March 4, 2025 11:24

Palestine Action targeted an Elbit Systems factory in 2021 (Image: Getty)

MPs call for independent investigation into BBC Gaza documentary

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has demanded the BBC conduct an ‘comprehensive, rigorous’ review

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

February 28, 2025 14:00

MPs have called for an independent investigation into the production of a controversial BBC documentary about Gaza (Image: Getty)

UK funding of Unrwa goes untouched as government cuts aid to finance defence boost

The agency has previously faced accusations that its staff and facilities have been involved in Hamas’ activities

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

February 25, 2025 17:30

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer MP (Image: House of Commons).

Corbyn think tank launches ‘absurd’ attack on Stormzy over McDonald’s Israel links

The former Labour leader’s Peace and Justice Project urged the rapper to ‘help us take genocide off the menu’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

February 14, 2025 14:12

A think tank founded by Jeremy Corbyn has called on rapper Stormzy to end his partnership with McDonald's over the fast food chain's links to Israel (Image: Getty)

Will Lord Hermer survive a reshuffle?

One Labour source raised concerns about a ‘lack of clarity’ from the Attorney General, which has reportedly placed him in the hot seat

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

February 13, 2025 16:56

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 6: Attorney General Richard Hermer leaves Number 10 following the first cabinet meeting since Labour formed a government under Sir Keir Starmer at Downing Street on July 6, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Alex McBride/Getty Images)

By Lorin Bell-Cross

Andrew Gwynne and Oliver Ryan were stupid and offensive, but why on earth are police getting involved?

The two MPs were suspended by Labour after being found to have made offensive comments in a WhatsApp group

4 min read

February 13, 2025 13:52

Labour MPs Oliver Ryan (left) and Andrew Gwynne (right) have been suspended by Labour for offensive comments in a WhatsApp group

From fighting Corbyn-era antisemitism to Labour peer: Lord Katz speaks

JLM’s chair was introduced in the House on Monday, appointed by the party he once hauled before the equalities watchdog

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

February 11, 2025 17:01

Lord Katz swearing in on his mother's Siddur (Image: Parliament TV).

Labour peer calls on ‘progressive fool’ Lord Hermer to resign as Attorney General

Hermer has been the subject of recent attacks by both the Opposition and his cabinet colleagues, including over the Chagos Islands and his cases against the British state

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

February 11, 2025 11:19

Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, has been at the centre of criticism from both the Opposition and his cabinet colleagues (Image: Getty)

Health Minister sacked for insulting and ‘antisemitic’ Whatsapp comments

Andrew Gwynne previously served as Minister without Portfolio under Jeremy Corbyn

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

February 9, 2025 10:59

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Labour Party

Defence minister backs ‘important’ and ‘strategic’ UK-Israel defence partnership

Labour is indulging Muslim extremism, and Starmer won’t stop it

We need a British ‘Iron Dome’ – and Israel can help, say politicians

Labour MP urges party to bring in anti-BDS bill to stop councils pursuing ‘unpatriotic foreign policy’

Starmer says hospitals should ‘take action’ when staff ‘don’t reflect NHS values’ on antisemitism

Tehran regime will fall before UK proscribes IRGC, claims Iranian peace camp protester

Labour suspends councillor after she said ‘Zionists’ funded UK summer riots

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