Select committees should be for grown-up scrutiny, not student politics virtue-signallingThe purpose of these meetings isn’t to generate clickbait social media content for MPsBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Jewish Labour MovementFighting the Labour left was worth it to get Ellman and Berger back in the party says business secretaryJonathan Reynolds told the JC he wanted a free trade deal with Israel despite limited arms banBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
VAT on independent schoolsLabour is depriving children of ‘Jewish education’ says Oliver DowdenFormer deputy prime minister blamed VAT rises for closure of Immanuel CollegeBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
UnrwaUK pledges additional funding for controversial aid agency UnrwaDevelopment minister calls for ‘unimpeded aid access to Gaza’ ahead of visit to Israel and Palestinian territoriesBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Labour Friends of IsraelUK call for ‘unconditional’ ceasefire without hostage release broke my heart, Emily Damari’s mother tells StarmerMandy Damari was given a standing ovation after her speech to Labour Friends of Israel’s annual lunchBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
Green PartyCouncillor who joked about ‘Jew process’ gave Green Party antisemitism trainingRow erupted between Green Party and Jewish Labour MovementBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Labour Friends of IsraelLabour Friends of Israel unveil new vice chairsNew appointments follow the appointment of previous vice chairs to key cabinet positionsBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
‘Bagel-loving’ Jewish MP appointed to junior government roleMatthew Patrick and Josh Simons were both elected in July’s general electionBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||November 15, 2024 10:35
I don’t speak to Corbyn any more, says Momentum founder Jon LansmanThe veteran left-winger also said he wouldn’t feel comfortable on pro-Palestine marchesBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read||November 11, 2024 16:37
An arms embargo on Israel would strengthen Netanyahu, Israeli politician warnsMerav Michaeli said women’s groups fell for ‘everything feminists have been fighting against’ after October 7By Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read||November 4, 2024 12:19
Starmer refuses to call Israel’s war in Gaza ‘genocide’Green co-leader Carla Denyer sought to pressure PM over description of Israel’s actions in GazaBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||October 30, 2024 13:03
Starmer expresses ‘grave concern’ over Knesset Unrwa legislationMembers of the Knesset voted overwhelmingly to restrict the controverisal UN agency despite international pressureBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||October 29, 2024 12:07
Lammy: calling Israel’s war in Gaza genocide ‘undermines’ the seriousness of the wordBut government say aid restrictions in Gaza risk violating international humanitarian lawBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||October 29, 2024 11:02
Exclusive: Foreign Secretary distances himself from controversial author over Israel commentsDavid Lammy had previously provided a promotional quote for Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu’s bookBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read||October 11, 2024 12:05
G’mar Chatimah Tovah from the Deputy Prime MinisterAngela Rayner’s message to Jewish communities ahead of Yom KippurBy Angela Rayner1 min read||October 11, 2024 11:58
By Lorin Bell-CrossEven on the anniversary of October 7, some MPs can’t let Jews grieveParliamentarians couldn’t even contain their moralising about Israel for one day3 min read||October 8, 2024 16:04