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Iran nuclear program

MPs demand tough new sanctions on Iran regime as measures to expire within months

Restrictions against Tehran will expire in October unless the government moves quickly to renew them

5 min read

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Photo: Alamy)

Scotland poised to reject Michael Gove's bill to ban councils from Israeli boycotts

Scotland poised to reject Michael Gove's bill to ban councils from Israeli boycotts

By Richard Percival

2 min read

Daniel Korski withdraws from the race to be Tory candidate for London mayor

Daniel Korski withdraws from the race to be Tory candidate for London mayor

By Richard Percival

2 min read

We didn't share weapons research with Nazi Germany - so why have we let UK academics do so with Iran?

David Rose

We didn't share weapons research with Nazi Germany - so why have we let UK academics do so with Iran?

3 min read

Finland government minister apologises for making Hitler joke

Second World War

Finland government minister apologises for making Hitler joke

1 min read

Local authorities need to remember what their role actually is

Russell Langer

By Russell Langer

Local authorities need to remember what their role actually is

2 min read

'I don't think black people or Jews should be solely defined by their race'

Racial equality

'I don't think black people or Jews should be solely defined by their race'

By Zoe Strimpel

6 min read

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MPs welcome Michael Gove's BDS bill banning councils from Israeli boycotts

The proposed legislation 'marks a major step in the battle against the pernicious BDS movement'

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June 20, 2023 09:13

A tourist photographs a sign painted on a wall in the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem on June 5, 2015, calling to boycott Israeli products coming from Jewish settlements. The international BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) campaign, that pushes for a ban on Israeli products, aims to exert political and economic pressure over Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories in a bid to repeat the success of the campaign which ended apartheid in South Africa. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

David Rose

Why is Britain dragging its feet when it comes to banning the IRGC?

Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Security Minister Tom Tugendhat are known to be in favour of proscribing the group

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June 16, 2023 11:51

Why is Britain dragging its feet when it comes to banning the IRGC?

Obituary: Lord Clinton-Davis

Labour Peer and civil rights campaigner who fought antisemitism in Parliament

By Gloria Tessler

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June 15, 2023 12:14

Obituary: Lord Clinton-Davis

David Rose

It's almost certain Labour will oppose Michael Gove’s BDS ban

Those who reject it out of hand should, I suggest, be careful what they wish for

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June 9, 2023 12:10

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Labour Party Shadow Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Lisa Nandy speaks on day two of the Labour Party Conference at the ACC on September 26, 2022 in Liverpool, England The Labour Party hold their annual conference in Liverpool this year. Issues on the agenda are the cost of living crisis, including a call for a reinforced windfall tax, proportional representation and action on the climate crisis. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

David Rose

Universities, do explain how your drone research with Iran is morally acceptable

Senior MPs and peers expressed deep concern over our groundbreaking investigation

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June 9, 2023 12:10

TOPSHOT - This photograph shows an object of a critical power infrastructure as it burns after a drone attack to Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - Drones attacked the Ukrainian capital early on December 19, 2022 morning, the Kyiv city military administration said, urging people to heed air alerts. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden pledges to bring forward anti-BDS bill

The BDS and Sanctions bill and Holocaust Memorial Bill will be brought forward

By Richard Percival

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June 7, 2023 09:03

Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden pledges to bring forward anti-BDS bill

Jewish megadonor returns to Labour after 'cancer of antisemitism' in party under Corbyn

The car glass repair tycoon credited Keir Starmer for ‘getting rid’ of antisemitism in the party

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June 5, 2023 14:39

Jewish megadonor returns to Labour after 'cancer of antisemitism' in party under Corbyn

David Rose

Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to hobble Labour

Ongoing legal battles with former staffers and anti-racism activists are political volcanoes waiting to erupt

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June 2, 2023 10:17

Corbyn’s toxic legacy continues to hobble Labour

Politics: A Survivor’s Guide review: Is Britain sleepwalking into populism?

A columnist’s view of post-Brexit politics and the impact it has had on him

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May 24, 2023 14:38

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May gives her keynote address on the fourth and final day of the Conservative Party Conference 2018 at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 3, 2018. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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