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Keir Starmer attends Jewish students’ mock seder to hear about campus experiences

UJS members joined by PM in Birmingham in wake of report exposing university antisemitism

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Sir Keir Starmer (centre) with Jewish students in Birmingham (Image: UJS).

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at Downing Street today (Frank Augstein - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Starmer: Iran conflict ‘not our war’, but will impact Britain

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Members of the Iranian Basij paramilitary force march during the force parade during military manoeuvres on January 10, 2025 in Tehran, Iran (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Cross-party call for Iranian regime to face justice for crimes against humanity

6 min read

Labour MP had whip removed for interview with anti-Israel blogger, sources suggest

2 min read

On a visit to Vienna with my baby son, the weight of fatherhood and family history suddenly hit me

The JC political correspondent’s family adventure across Europe by train

4 min read

March 30, 2026 12:30

Starmer labels Israeli settlements ‘flagrant breach of international law’ and backs labelling of products

The prime minister was also urged to proscribe the IRGC during PMQs

3 min read

March 25, 2026 14:05

Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Question on March 25, 2026 (Parliament TV)

Government consulting on reforms to make it easier to sack antisemitic doctors

Announcement comes as recommendations by independent adviser on antisemitism Lord Mann are accepted

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March 24, 2026 17:33

Health Secretary Wes Streeting on a hospital visit with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty Images)

‘The rise of antisemitic hatred is there for all to see’, says Starmer

The PM spoke to Jewish leaders, Hatzola representatives and local MPs following the Golders Green attack

4 min read

March 23, 2026 16:35

Sir Keir Starmer speaking at Parliament's Liaison Committee (Image: Parliament TV)

Counter-terrorism police leading Hatzola arson investigation

The Met said they were aware that one group – said to be pro-Iran – had claimed responsibility for the attack

2 min read

March 23, 2026 13:06

Aerial view after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue in Golders Green, March 23, 2026 (Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Party leaders unite to condemn ‘horrific antisemitic attack’ on Hatzola ambulances

The home secretary urged anyone with information to contact the police

3 min read

March 23, 2026 10:53

The scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue in Golders Green (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Cabinet minister dismisses IDF claim that Iran could strike London

Steve Reed said the UK has ‘perfectly adequate resources’ to keep t safe

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March 22, 2026 12:53

Drive to reclaim Gaza vote may lie behind Labour calls for Nick Timothy’s sacking

What a party source claims is a ‘manufactured row’ comes after Gorton loss and ahead of feared local election drubbing

4 min read

March 20, 2026 14:56

Shadow justice secretary says mass prayer in Trafalgar Square is ‘Islamist act of domination’

Nick Timothy should be sacked over comments says Sir Keir Starmer but Kemi Badenoch defends her frontbencher

3 min read

March 18, 2026 18:10

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch at PMQs (Image: House of Commons).

Starmer and Badenoch trade blows on Iran and Mandelson in tense PMQs

The prime minister said he favoured a ‘negotiated settlement’ with Iran that stopped it from obtaining nuclear weapons

4 min read

March 18, 2026 15:39

Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions (Image: House of Commons)

Mossad working with UK to protect Jews from Iran terror

Israeli agents combat threat amid surge in global attacks after outbreak of war

4 min read

March 18, 2026 10:53

Dutch police officers near a Jewish school in Amsterdam on March 16 two days after an attack (Photo by Jeroen Jumelet / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) / Netherlands OUT

Badenoch: Starmer’s Iran stance is appeasement of ‘sectarian’ vote

The Conservative Party leader added: ‘we should be looking after the British national interest, not particular constituency interest’

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March 16, 2026 17:11

Kemi Badenoch in Coco bakery in north west London (Image: The JC).

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

Keir Starmer attends Jewish students’ mock seder to hear about campus experiences

Starmer: Iran conflict ‘not our war’, but will impact Britain

Cross-party call for Iranian regime to face justice for crimes against humanity

Labour MP had whip removed for interview with anti-Israel blogger, sources suggest

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On a visit to Vienna with my baby son, the weight of fatherhood and family history suddenly hit me

Starmer labels Israeli settlements ‘flagrant breach of international law’ and backs labelling of products

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‘The rise of antisemitic hatred is there for all to see’, says Starmer

Counter-terrorism police leading Hatzola arson investigation

Party leaders unite to condemn ‘horrific antisemitic attack’ on Hatzola ambulances

Cabinet minister dismisses IDF claim that Iran could strike London

Drive to reclaim Gaza vote may lie behind Labour calls for Nick Timothy’s sacking

Shadow justice secretary says mass prayer in Trafalgar Square is ‘Islamist act of domination’

Starmer and Badenoch trade blows on Iran and Mandelson in tense PMQs

Mossad working with UK to protect Jews from Iran terror

Badenoch: Starmer’s Iran stance is appeasement of ‘sectarian’ vote