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Gabriel Nussbaum interviewing Keir Starmer
July 11, 2024, 1:02 pm
‘Hello Mr Prime Minister, what’s your plan for the nation’s finances?’
After being asked to interview Keir Starmer on all things money Gabriel Nussbaum wants to get even more people talking about it
By Candice Krieger
July 2, 2024, 11:50 am
Top business leaders set out their hopes for new government
With Labour polling high for Thursday's election, Martin Sorrell, Linda Plant and a leading economist are among those revealing their wishes and expectations of the country's leadership
By Candice Krieger
David Lammy
April 17, 2024, 3:33 pm
David Lammy calls for UK government to restore funding for UNRWA
Speaking in the Commons, the shadow foreign secretary described reports of the humanitarian situation in Gaza as 'a description of hell on earth'
By Lee Harpin
Palestinian supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
March 19, 2024, 4:47 pm
UK government urged to designate Palestinian group as terror organisation
The PFLP is currently proscribed by the European Union, the US, Canada and Japan, but as a result of a Brexit loophole is no longer banned in the UK.
By Lee Harpin
Hunger striker Vahid Beheshti with his supporters outside the foreign office
April 19, 2023, 3:43 pm
UK politicians in show of solidarity with British-Iranian hunger striker
Vahid Beheshti's fast to demand the UK government proscribes the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is backed by the All-Party Britain-Israel Parliamentary Group
By Lee Harpin
James Cleverly and Eli Cohen
April 3, 2023, 2:57 pm
Israelis write to UK foreign secretary to raise concerns over bilateral roadmap
Nine Israeli political figures send letter to James Cleverly expressing 'deep disappointment' at 'business as usual' approach of UK to Israeli government
By Lee Harpin
Keir Starmer addresses Labour Friends of Israel reception in Liverpool at party conference
February 1, 2023, 2:23 pm
‘Labour values the relationship between UK and Israel’ Starmer spokesperson says
Keir Starmer's spokesperson tells lobby journalists Labour wants 'strong relationship with Israel' despite 'specific issues of disagreement
By Lee Harpin
David Lammy calls for government to act over IRGC
January 31, 2023, 2:11 pm
Labour calls for ‘clarity’ from government on moves to proscribe Iran ‘terror group’
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy used foreign office questions to ask foreign secretary James Cleverly when he was "going to act" over the IRGC
Professor Arif Ahmed addresses the Cambridge Union
January 16, 2023, 12:20 pm
Professor ‘lined up’ for government’s academic free speech role is IHRA critic
Cambridge professor Arif Ahmed reportedly Rishi Sunak's favoured candidate for new director for freedom of speech and academic freedom role, aimed at ensuring university speakers are not 'cancelled'
By Lee Harpin
Examples of far-right online antisemitism from the CST report in 2018
November 28, 2022, 10:29 pm
Government says new online safety plans give adults the power to block antisemitism
Antisemitism Policy Trust director Danny Stone welcomed amendments to long-awaited Online Safety Bill, but says the focus on 'content over systems' is 'disappointing'
By Lee Harpin
 Middle East Minister Alistair Burt speaking at Yachad's event
November 24, 2022, 11:42 am
Ex-Middle East minister Burt says it’s becoming ‘more difficult’ to criticise Israel
Alistair Burt warns 'It's become more difficult for MPs to criticise the actions of the government of Israel, without their support for the state of Israel being called into question' 
By Lee Harpin
Examples of far-right online antisemitism from the CST report in 2018
November 4, 2022, 1:18 pm
Labour warn watered-down online safety bill ‘will allow antisemitic hate to flourish’
Shadow tech minister Alex Davies-Jones and Danny Stone of the Antisemitism Policy Trust urge the government not to jeopardise legislation aimed at tackling online hate, including anti-Jewish racism
By Lee Harpin
Robert Halfon
October 27, 2022, 4:12 pm
Jewish MP Robert Halfon is made an education minister
Harlow MP Robert Halfon - who chaired the Education Select Committee - has previously said his Jewish faith influences him because' tradition is focused around education, work ethic, compassion and support for the state of Israel'
By Lee Harpin
August 31, 2022, 12:12 pm
Shechita UK chief ‘confident’ government listening over animal labelling concerns
Results of government's call for evidence over animal labelling show 99 per cent of those who responded felt that method of slaughter info should be introduced for consumers
By Lee Harpin
MP Robert Jenrick (right), with the late Holocaust survivor Sir Ben Helfgott and his grandson Reuben at Victoria Gardens in Westminster in July 2021.
July 12, 2022, 4:27 pm
Government ‘fully committed’ to Westminster Holocaust Memorial despite legal setback
Sally Sealey, head of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, tells the Board of Deputies, if Memorial and Learning Centre next to parliament is scrapped 'money will go back to treasury, not Holocaust education'
By Lee Harpin
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