If Labour is serious about rebuilding its relationship with Britain’s Jews, it ought to follow through with more concrete steps to show it understands both the scale of the threat and the depth of the Jewish community’s concerns
By The JC Leader
Starmer’s party now third in popularity behind the Conservatives and Reform UK
By Lorin Bell-Cross
The Leader of the Opposition takes aim at the ‘three lawyers’ she says are driving government policy
The prime minister said it was ‘not appropriate’ that the contrversial band headline Britain’s largest music festival
Business secretary ‘very’ concerned about Iranian backed terrorism in the UK
But Reform UK’s leader, Nigel Farage, said he was ‘for’ regime change in the Islamic Republic
Barnet councillor Ella Rose-Jacobs to be interim chair until November
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By Stephen Daisley
The prime minister seems to accept the legitimacy of Israeli force in theory but in practice his tolerance is contingent on party management, elite opinion and perhaps personal squeamishness
‘The constant message is de-escalate,’ the prime minister said
By Imogen Garfinkel
‘Now is the time for restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy’, the prime minister said.
The paradox of preemption is that the very success of such an operation conceals the scale of the danger it prevented
By Jake Wallis Simons
While Lammy targets Israeli ministers, the UK turns a blind eye to open Jew hate from Muslim countries – revealing a foreign policy not exactly guided by principles
The prime minister also defended the decision to sanction far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich
The government is considering further sanctions against Israel as Labour MPs ramp up the pressure on ministers
Director Danny Boyle, comedian Grace Campbell and actress Nicola Coughlan were also included in the list of signatories