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Alan Duncan faces discrimination complaint after Israel outburst

Former Tory minister has previously been investigated for comments made on radio station LBC

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Alan Duncan MP at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster on October 21, 2019 in London, England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing Parliament for a "straight up-and-down vote" on his Brexit deal, after he was forced to ask the European Union for a new delay of the Brexit deadline. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

A new proposal to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales was introduced to parliament last month (Photo: Getty Images)

What does Judaism say about the assisted dying bill? Surprisingly, rabbis argue

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Sudanese forces patrol a district in Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on April 3, 2024 (Photo by EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP via Getty Images)

This is how a warped narrative gets legitimised

By Dame Louise Ellman

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Niyak Ghorbani with his poster at the anti-Israel march

Robert Jenrick: ‘UK authorities should target those valorising terror’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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MPs during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons

Revealed: MPs debate Israel twice as much as they discuss the NHS

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Wolfson speaking in the House of Lords. Credit: Parliament TV.

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Two Jews, three (legal) opinions? Lord Wolfson appointed as shadow attorney general

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Kemi Badenoch stands to make a speech after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest (Photo: Getty Images)

Priti Patel makes frontbench return as Kemi Badenoch unveils new top team

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Rachel Reeves pledges £2m boost to Holocaust education

The Holocaust Educational Trust welcomed the budget announcement

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 30, 2024 15:29

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing the budget in the House of Commons. Credit: Parliament TV

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 Gaza

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 30, 2024 13:03

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking in Parliament on the anniversary of October 7. Credit: Parliament TV.

Lammy: calling Israel’s war in Gaza genocide ‘undermines’ the seriousness of the word

But government say aid restrictions in Gaza risk violating international humanitarian law

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 29, 2024 11:02

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy speaks during the Summit of the Future on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York on 23 September, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Minister labels IRGC ‘a threat to the safety and security of the UK’

Parliament heard that Iran-backed groups were organising against Jewish students

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 21, 2024 16:27

2KD8NTT Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military personnel parade under an Iranian Kheibar Shekan Ballistic missile in downtown Tehran during a rally commemorating the International Quds Day, also known as the Jerusalem day, on April 29, 2022. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)

Over 20 Labour MPs back motion calling for ‘ending all military exports to Israel’

Previously suspended MP Andy McDonald accused Israel of carrying out ‘genocide’ in Gaza

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 16, 2024 15:33

A pro-Palestinian supporter waves a Palestinian flag during a National March for Palestine in central London (Photo: Getty Images)

Starmer says government ‘looking at’ sanctioning ‘extremist’ Israeli ministers

The prime minister labelled comments by Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir as ‘abhorrent’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 16, 2024 14:05

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking in Parliament on the anniversary of October 7. Credit: Parliament TV.

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By Lorin Bell-Cross

Even on the anniversary of October 7, some MPs can’t let Jews grieve

Parliamentarians couldn’t even contain their moralising about Israel for one day

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October 8, 2024 16:04

Zarah Sultana at an anti-Israel protest in 2023 (Abdullah Bailey/Alamy Live News)

‘Work night and day’ to release hostages, MPs urge government on October 7 anniversary

Over 100 MPs attended a private commemoration ceremony in Parliament

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 8, 2024 14:02

Labour Friends of Israel's parliamentary chair Jon Pearce MP. Credit: Parliament TV.

Netanyahu: Labour’s ‘absurd’ arms block sent terrible message to Hamas

He also attacked the government’s removal of objections to ICC arrest warrants against Israeli leaders

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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September 19, 2024 10:50

Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that 'anyone who hurts us will pay a very heavy price' (Photo: Getty Images)

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