Jewish Labour figures Mike Katz and Luciana Berger nominated for House of Lords
Katz vowed to work towards building stronger ties to the Jewish community in his new role
Starmer pledges to support hostages and combat antisemitism at first Chanukah reception as PM
The Prime Minister vowed to end the ‘torture’ being endured by Gaza hostages and their families
Why is our government hosting Qatar while threatening Israeli leaders with arrest?
One of these countries is an illiberal autocracy, and it’s not Israel
Prime Minister asked to ‘celebrate as well as defend’ Jews in meeting with communal leaders
The 45-minute meeting followed a letter to Sir Keir Starmer expressing alarm at rising hostility towards Jews
Netanyahu: Labour’s ‘absurd’ arms block sent terrible message to Hamas
He also attacked the government’s removal of objections to ICC arrest warrants against Israeli leaders
Israel arms decision was political and not legal, says Tory leadership candidate
‘I know because I saw the legal advice myself as trade secretary’, says Kemi Badenoch
Prime Minister and Rishi Sunak clash over Israel arms sales at PMQs
Starmer claims limited suspension was ‘legal’ decision – not a political one
Labour’s arms ban: bad timing and bad politics
The decision has managed to unite both pro and anti-Israel campaigners in anger
Trump adviser warns UK Israel arms export ban could lead to counter-sanctions
The Foreign Office is considering whether an arms export licence ban should be imposed
Momentum welcomes Lammy’s moves on Unrwa funding and ICC, calls for arms embargo on Israel
But Labour source told the JC that the anti-Israel motion is unlikely to be debated
Esther McVey refuses to apologise for ‘minimising the horrors of the Holocaust’
Former ‘common sense minister’ told the JC: ‘no equivalence was being suggested’ between Nazis and proposed smoking ban
Starmer and German Chancellor call for Middle East de-escalation
New UK government looking to strengthen ties with France and Germany
He was always a maverick! High flyer Shapps takes off after politics
The former defence secretary talks about his love of aviation and how the Conservative Party can lift off again
Starmer express condolences to Netanyahu after body of British-Israeli hostage recovered by IDF
PM has been under pressure to announce an arms embargo on Israel
Starmer urges Iranian president not to attack Israel
US, UK and European leaders call on Iran to ‘stand down’
Labour MP criticised for linking Israel’s Gaza war to far-right violence
Labour Against Antisemitism called for Clive Lewis’s ‘immediate suspension’
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