AustraliaAustralian local councillor suspended for criticising delay in menorah installation as ‘antisemitic’Tom Humphries said the council’s initial decision was ‘unlawful’ and ‘an affront to the Jewish community’By Hayley Cregor1 min read
LiverpoolLiverpool mayor calls for suspension of Lib Dem councillors who compared local train station to AuschwitzCouncillors Richard Kemp and Pat Moloney have since stood by their comments, though the latter apologised for causing ‘offence’3 min read
BrentBrent council leader defends Nablus twinning after exhibition honouring Hamas founder and terror leadersLabour’s Mohammed Butt said the display raised ‘serious concern’ but said Brent does ‘not control’ NablusBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
NablusOutcry after Brent’s twin city honours Hamas founder and terror attack mastermindsThe exhibition features several terrorists whom the local mayor called people we can ‘learn’ fromBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
BDSCouncils can’t boycott Israel without government’s permission, minister confirmsShadow communities secretary James Cleverly asked if action would be taken against BDS policies in local governmentBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
Green PartyHusband of Loose Women star joins Green council working group despite party suspensionMark Adderley was suspended by the national party over his comments about Israel, but his local branch continued to encourage voters to elect himBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
local governmentTributes to Lord Beecham, politician who ‘changed the face of Newcastle’‘Inspirational’ Lord Beecham led the city’s local authority for 17 yearsBy JC Reporter2 min read
Local councils that boycott Israeli companies could be suedFirms hurt by BDS could take authorities to court, says Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||January 4, 2026 11:29
Teenage Peterborough councillor quits Labour citing ‘bullying’, ‘marginalisation’ and ‘an antisemitic incident’Daisy Blakemore-Creedon was first elected aged just 18 but now claims to have been hounded out of her party after arguing in favour of putting CCTV in local minicabsBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||May 8, 2025 11:56
