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Israel blocks two Labour MPs from entry and deports them

David Lammy described the move as ‘unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

Labour MPs Abtisam Mohamed (Roger Harris Photography) and Yuan Yang

Francesca Albanese

Labour MP: No place for Albanese’s ‘abhorrent’ comments on the world stage

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Parliament

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

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

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

By Stephen Pollard

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

3 min read

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)

UK-Israel relations

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

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

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BDS

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

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

Vahid Beheshti has spent more than two years camped outside the Foreign Office in an attempt to force officials to act

By Jane Prinsley

5 min read

March 10, 2025 14:47

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

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

Members of the Labour group mocked Preston Jewish community and said hostage vigil was ‘difficult to walk past’

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

March 7, 2025 16:43

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

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

3 min read

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).

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Labour Party

Israel blocks two Labour MPs from entry and deports them

Labour MP: No place for Albanese’s ‘abhorrent’ comments on the world stage

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

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