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Meet the hard-left, pro-Corbyn fireman elected to lead UK’s second-biggest teaching union

Jewish leader voices concern over the new role for Matt Wrack, who previously referred to ‘so-called antisemitism in the Labour Party’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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NASUWT General Secretary Matt Wrack (Getty Images).

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has told the JC that Hamas' designation as a proscribed terrorist group is 'not for changing' (Image: Getty)

Exclusive: Foreign Secretary confirms Hamas’ status as terror group is ‘not for changing’ amid legal challenge

By Lorin Bell-Cross & Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Iain Dale kicked UKLFI's Natasha Hausdorff off his LBC show following a row over the deportation of two Labour MPs from Israel (Image: LBC/YouTube)

Pro-Israel lawyer kicked off LBC show after on-air row with Iain Dale over MP deportations

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On Monday a French court sentenced on far-right leader Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for President in 2027. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)

Marine Le Pen banned from running for office after embezzlement conviction

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

Protestors gather to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil (Getty)

We should follow Trump’s lead and deport extremists

By Kasra Aarabi

3 min read

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosting a roundtable for religious leaders for Interfaith Week last year (photo: Getty Images

Rabbi Lord Sacks

The unresolved contradiction at the heart of Rabbi Sacks’s political thought

By Jacob Hougie

4 min read

The surge in support for extremism that’s taken Germany close to the edge

The surge in support for extremism that’s taken Germany close to the edge

3 min read

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Who is Howard Lutnick, the ‘abandoned’ orphan with the fate of the global economy in his hands?

The former investment banking prodigy and 9/11 survivor will be responsible for wielding America’s financial might under President Trump

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February 19, 2025 14:12

Howard Lutnick has been confirmed as US Secretary of Commerce (Image: Getty)

Who was Jean-Marie Le Pen, the Holocaust denier who reshaped the French far-right?

One of Europe’s most influential populists, Le Pen’s message of hate looks set to outlive him

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January 8, 2025 17:29

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right Front National, has died (Picture: Getty)

How Keith Joseph made Britain what it is today

The political impact of the godfather of Thatcherism who died 20 years ago, is widely under-rated

By Vernon Bogdanor

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December 31, 2024 10:02

Sir Keith Joseph with Margaret Thatcher at the Conservative Party conference in 1977

Few in 2024 escaped Labour’s chaos – least of all the Israelis

Under pressure from the left and right, the first Labour government in 14 years seems paralysed

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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December 27, 2024 15:40

Mandy Damari accused the UK government of delivering “A message to Hamas that they can kill Emily. Another nail in her coffin.” (Getty Images)

October 7 changed face of UK politics

The conflict in Gaza influenced results at the general election

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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October 1, 2024 17:20

A Palestinian flag flaps in the air by a message reading "Stop bombs" projected on The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell "Big Ben", at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, during a Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024, on the sidelines of the Opposition Day motion in the the House of Commons calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Melissa Langsam Braunstein

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

The swing state where Democrats fear Gaza vote the most

Michigan is a crucial path to victory for both parties in the November presidential election

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September 25, 2024 09:17

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in Dearborn, Michigan (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

JLM’s role getting Labour into a state fit to govern should not be forgotten

The Jewish affiliate’s fight against antisemitism transformed the Labour Party into an electable one

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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September 24, 2024 08:42

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, speaks to attendees of the Jewish Labour Movement one day conference on January 14, 2024 in London, England. Established in 1903, the Jewish Labour Movement is a membership organisation of Labour supporting members of the Jewish Community and formal affiliate of the Labour Party in the UK since 1920. The movement campaigns within the party and the wider community to support Labour values within the UK, Israel and Internationally. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Doctor gave me better treatment because I supported Palestine, claims Jess Phillips

The Labour MP said she had been seen faster because she backed a ceasefire in Gaza

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August 30, 2024 15:56

A doctor tol Jess Phillips, 'I like you. You voted for a ceasefire' (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Josh Simons

It’s time for action before the algorithms eat us all

Artifical intelligence is creating swathes of antisemitic social media content. We must tackle the algorithms that spread hate

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August 28, 2024 17:17

An anti-migration protester in Rotherham, one of the places where riots erupted earlier this month (photo: Getty Images)

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