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Lorin Bell-Cross

Lorin Bell-Cross

Political Correspondent

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General election 2024

Which texts did Jewish MPs swear their oath of allegiance on?

A wide variety of sacred texts was available

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Georgia Gould (left) MP swearing into Parliament. Credit: Parliament TV

David Lammy calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Israel amid uncertainty over fate of senior Hamas commander

David Lammy calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Israel amid uncertainty over fate of senior Hamas commander

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Ruth Smeeth - UK Parliament official portraits 2017

Baroness Ruth Anderson appointed to government

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Israeli Minister of finance and leader of National Zionism, Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to topple the Israeli government if it presses ahead with the hostage release deal (Photo: Getty Images)

UK joins international condemnation of Israeli settlement expansion

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Defeated Labour MP slams ‘The Muslim Vote’ and details abuse during campaign

Jonathan Ashworth was forced to take refuge in a vicarage

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July 11, 2024 16:34

Jonathan Ashworth pictured in London in 2019

New Batley MP urged voters to boycott ‘Zionist’ sweets

Dewsbury and Batley MP also called for leaders who support Israel to be arrested

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July 11, 2024 16:06

Iqbal Mohamed MP (holding the microphone addressing a rally) Credit: YouTube

Mensches on the benches! Introducing Labour’s brace of brand-new Jewish MPs

Meet the Jewish parliamentarians elected as part of the Starmer landslide

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July 11, 2024 15:51

Campaigner for new ‘pro-Gaza’ independent MP charged with terrorism offences

Former Labour MP says the incident was ‘shocking’

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July 10, 2024 16:06

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NJA chair quits Tories over former minister accused of invoking antisemitic tropes

The JC revealed that Alan Duncan faced no sanction from the Conservative Party for his LBC interview

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July 10, 2024 13:44

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Alan Duncan MP at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster on October 21, 2019 in London, England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing Parliament for a "straight up-and-down vote" on his Brexit deal, after he was forced to ask the European Union for a new delay of the Brexit deadline. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Meet Luke Akehurst, part of Britain’s ‘pro-Israel furniture’ and now Labour MP

Labour has taken the hit for ‘balanced’ Gaza stance, he says in an interview with the JC

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July 10, 2024 13:06

Luke Akehurst MP in Parliament's Westminster Hall. Credit: Twitter/X

Former Board of Deputies chief among new Jewish ministers in Starmer’s government

New MPs Sarah Sackman and Georgia Gould also appointed

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July 10, 2024 11:32

Former Board of Deputies chief among new Jewish ministers in Starmer’s government

Jewish Labour MP elected in Finchley and Golders Green

She will succeed former Justice Minister Mike Freer

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July 5, 2024 04:30

H3K7G8 London, UK. 9th October 2016. 80th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street march and rally from Whitechapel to Cable St,

Joy and schadenfreude in Jewish community as George Galloway is booted out of Parliament

Labour’s Paul Waugh defeats the controversial anti-Israel MP

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July 5, 2024 01:56

George Galloway founded the pro-Palestine Workers Party in 2019 (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Labour veteran Dame Margaret Hodge elevated to House of Lords

Former Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, ex-PM Theresa May & 1922 Committee Chair Sir Graham Brady also set to become peers

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July 4, 2024 20:59

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Parliamentary Chair of JLM, Dame Margaret Hodge MP, attends a press conference on the findings of The Equality and Human Rights Commission into antisemitism in the Labour Party at the offices of Mischon de Raya on October 29, 2020 in London, England. The Equality And Human Rights Commission published its report into anti-semitism in the Labour Party under the rule of former leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn was suspended after his response to the report. Labour said: "In light of his comments made today and his failure to retract them subsequently, the Labour Party has suspended Jeremy Corbyn pending investigation." (Photo by Ian Vogler - Pool/Getty Images)

The JC General Election Liveblog 2024: The moment of truth for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak

Follow our live blog for the Jewish angle on the 2024 General Election – blow by blow, all night

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July 4, 2024 20:30

The JC General Election Liveblog 2024: The moment of truth for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak

What to expect from Labour in government

We examine the party’s pledges on key areas of concern for the Jewish community, from education to security

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July 4, 2024 10:00

TOPSHOT - Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech on stage during the launching of Labour Party election manifesto, in Manchester, on June 13, 2024 in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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