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LFI chair calls to publish full Oxford Labour club anti-Semitism report

This article originally appeared on JewishNews, you can read it here. The chair of Labour Friends of Israel has told the General Secretary of the Labour Party it is “imperative” that Baroness Royall’s full report on anti-Semitism in the Oxford University Labour Club be published. In a letter to Iain McNicol, Joan Ryan MP says…

LFI calls for action as report nears

This article first appeared on the Jewish Chronicle, you can read it here.  The inquiry into antisemitism allegations in the Labour Party must make clear where criticism of Israel turns into Jew-hate, its Friends of Israel group has said. In its submission to the Chakrabarti Inquiry, Labour Friends of Israel said that "almost without exception" those suspended…

Government Response to LFI’s call for Suspension of Aid

This article initially appeared in JewishNews, you can read it here. The government has insisted “safeguards are in place” to ensure UK aid to pay Palestinian civil servants is not misused amid claims that funds could be helping pave the way for salaries to terrorists. Labour Friend of Israel called for the Department for International Development…

Watch Joan Ryan’s Speech on UK Aid to the Palestinian Authority

Today, during a Parliamentary debate regarding the UK's aid spending, Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI, made a speech regarding the UK's aid spending in the Palestinian Authority. Joan repeated her call for an independent inquiry into the matter and pushed for more spending on projects that promote coexistence. Link to the video.

Government’s review of UK aid to Palestinians “is not going to cut it”

This news item was first published by the Jewish Chronicle on 10th June and the full story can be found here. The Chair of Labour Friends of Israel has criticised the government’s internal review of British funding in the Palestinian territories. Joan Ryan, Labour MP for Enfield North, said government’s probe into how aid…

LFI vice chair Michael Dugher: Labour must “expel those who perpetrate anti-Semitism”

LFI vice chair Michael Dugher has said  Labour must "root out those people who hold extreme views and expel those who perpetrate anti-Semitism" In a speech to Young UJIA last night, Michael Dugher said: “There is a problem of anti-Semitism in some parts of the Labour Party. "One of the challenges for Labour is that our membership has…

Joan Ryan calls for Baroness Royall’s report on anti-Semitism to be published in full

Rt Hon Joan Ryan MP, Chair of LFI, said: "We are disappointed at the NEC's decision not to publish Jan Royall's report in full, in contradiction of her express wishes. It makes it difficult to judge the report and opens the party to charges of a cover-up. Most importantly, for the victims of anti-Semitism, justice has…

Joan Ryan MP welcomes Baroness Royall’s appointment as vice chair in the anti-Semitism inquiry

This news item was first published by the Jewish Chronicle on 16th May and the full story can be found here: http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/158247/head-inquiry-labour-antisemitism-shami-chakrabarti-reveals-she-has-joined-party The news that Baroness Royall was joining the inquiry was welcomed by Joan Ryan MP, chair of Labour Friends of Israel. In a statement, she said: "It is now obvious that the virulently anti-Israel…