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Israel lobby petition ‘smacks of an antisemitic conspiracy’, MPs told

Parliamentarians ‘uneasy’ over calls for an inquiry into ‘influence on politics and democracy’ by supporters of ‘world’s only Jewish state’

4 min read

Labour minister James Frith spoke against the calls for an inquiry into 'pro-Israel lobbying activity in UK politics' (Image: Parliament TV).

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife, Lady Victoria Starmer, on the steps of 10 Downing Street after his resignation speech on June 22, 2026 (PA)

Starmer hails ‘ripping out poison of antisemitism’ from Labour in resignation speech

2 min read

Mothin Ali, Deputy Leader of the Green Party, delivers his speech on the second day of the Green Party Conference on October 04, 2025 in Bournemouth (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Green activist group accuses party of ‘prioritising’ antisemitism over other forms of racism

1 min read

Mark Sewards MP (fourth from the right) visiting Leeds Hillel House (Image: LFI)

Give Starmer credit: tackling antisemitism within party let Labour take power, says LFI chair

8 min read

Councils can’t boycott Israel without government’s permission, minister confirms

Shadow communities secretary James Cleverly asked if action would be taken against BDS policies in local government

1 min read

June 17, 2026 13:14

Activists from BDS hold a banner and a Palestinian flag as they attend a demonstration in Massy, near Paris, on May 28, 2025 (Getty Images)

Explosive dossier that reveals escalating row between Jewish group and pro-Palestinian Greens

Email correspondence obtained by JC documents how heated debate over ‘Zionism is racism’ motion led to Jews being held to account for Israel’s actions, sparking calls for an investigation by equalities watchdog

9 min read

June 17, 2026 06:00

Party MP's, members, activists and supporters gather on Bournemouth beach for a 'Red Line for Palestine' protest on the second day of the Green Party Conference, on October 04, 2025, in Bournemouth (Getty Images)

Liberate your minds from ‘supremacist grip of Zionism’, pro-Palestine Greens tell Jews

Bombshell dossier reveals Jewish group snubbed over mediation and told to apologise for Israel

5 min read

June 17, 2026 06:00

Liberate your minds from ‘supremacist grip of Zionism’, pro-Palestine Greens tell Jews

The Green Party could be in a worse position than Labour were under Jeremy Corbyn

Will these revelations lead to an investigation by the equalities watchdog?

3 min read

June 17, 2026 06:00

The Green Party could be in a worse position than Labour were under Jeremy Corbyn

Parliament’s ‘Israel lobby’ debate ‘falls within’ IHRA antisemitism definition, says Lord Pickles

Former Holocaust issues envoy warns Commons procedures are being ‘abused’ to legitimise known trope

2 min read

June 16, 2026 12:31

Tourists walk past the Houses of Parliament along Westminster Bridge on April 12, 2025 (Getty Images)

Defence minister blasts Birmingham Lib Dems for allying with Green deputy leader who called Hamas leaders martyrs

Birmingham MP Al Carns said Jewish families in the city ‘deserve an answer’ from the council

3 min read

June 11, 2026 11:09

Veterans minister Al Carns at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham in 2024 (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Remember fury over Nick Clegg’s student fee U-turn? Now Lib Dems could face another backlash after pacts with Greens

JC political editor looks at the impact of Sir Ed Davey’s party finding new local council bedfellows

3 min read

June 10, 2026 17:35

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey in a wetsuit (Photo by Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

No charity should be supporting Israeli settlements, Starmer tells MPs

Labour MP Melanie Ward says during PMQs that she has complained about 32 groups to the Charity Commission

3 min read

June 10, 2026 13:30

Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions (Image: Parliament TV).

Government imposes new sanctions on ‘networks enabling settler violence’

The UK now officially advises against economic and financial activity in illegal settlements

3 min read

June 9, 2026 14:21

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper delivers a speech during the Global Partnership Conference on May 19, 2026 (Getty Images)

Lib Dems accused of ‘ignoring’ communal concerns by allying with Greens in Birmingham

A key role was given to Lib Dem councillor Mumtaz Hussain who backed the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans

2 min read

June 9, 2026 14:12

Heaton Park survivor slams ‘disgraceful’ Parliamentary debate on ‘Israel lobby’ influence

Alan Levy also criticised the government’s approach to rising antisemitism

3 min read

June 8, 2026 16:56

Alan Levy from Heaton Park synagogue in Westminster Hall (Image: Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester/X)

Eid event backed by London mayor featured singer who ‘demonised’ Israelis and Zionists

Khalid Siddiq encouraged the crowd in Trafalgar Square to join chants of ‘free Palestine’

1 min read

June 5, 2026 09:07

Eid event backed by London mayor featured singer who ‘demonised’ Israelis and Zionists

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Latest from Lorin Bell-Cross

Israel lobby petition ‘smacks of an antisemitic conspiracy’, MPs told

Starmer hails ‘ripping out poison of antisemitism’ from Labour in resignation speech

Green activist group accuses party of ‘prioritising’ antisemitism over other forms of racism

Give Starmer credit: tackling antisemitism within party let Labour take power, says LFI chair

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Councils can’t boycott Israel without government’s permission, minister confirms

Explosive dossier that reveals escalating row between Jewish group and pro-Palestinian Greens

Liberate your minds from ‘supremacist grip of Zionism’, pro-Palestine Greens tell Jews

The Green Party could be in a worse position than Labour were under Jeremy Corbyn

Parliament’s ‘Israel lobby’ debate ‘falls within’ IHRA antisemitism definition, says Lord Pickles

Defence minister blasts Birmingham Lib Dems for allying with Green deputy leader who called Hamas leaders martyrs

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No charity should be supporting Israeli settlements, Starmer tells MPs

Government imposes new sanctions on ‘networks enabling settler violence’

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Heaton Park survivor slams ‘disgraceful’ Parliamentary debate on ‘Israel lobby’ influence

Eid event backed by London mayor featured singer who ‘demonised’ Israelis and Zionists