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Matthew Patrick raises humanitarian access to hostages at Foreign Office Questions

Posted 13 May, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News
Matthew Patrick MP At Foreign Office Questions today, Wirral West MP Matthew Patrick once again pushed the government on the fate of the 58 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza, and in particular on humanitarian access to them during their captivity. He said: "On Sunday, I had the honour of meeting Emily Damari. She told me about…

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Labour peers push government on Hamas and civil society peacebuilding

Posted 7 May, 2025 in Coexistence, Hamas, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Lord Turnberg and Baroness Berger At today's repeat statement on the Middle East in the House of Lords, Labour peers asked a number of questions of the minister, Lord Collins. Lord Turnberg asked: "My Lords, the situation in Gaza is truly horrendous, but Hamas must bear some responsibility for that. Indeed, the Gazan population is rising…

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Labour MPs raise hostages and Israeli opposition to Netanyahu

Posted 6 May, 2025 in Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News
Matthew Patrick MP and Jon Pearce MP At today’s Commons statement on the situation in the Middle East, two Labour MPs asked questions of Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer on the hostages and on the Israeli opposition to the Netanyahu government's approach to the war. Wirral West MP Matthew Patrick asked: "Not a week goes by…

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Labour MP pushes for action against Iranian terror proxies

Posted 30 April, 2025 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Labour Party, News
Kevin Bonavia MP At today's statement from the Defence Secretary on US-UK air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, Stevenage MP Kevin Bonavia pushed the government for action against Iran's support for terror proxies like the Houthis. He asked: "I welcome the Defence Secretary’s statement and add my thanks to our service personnel for their…

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Middle East Minister: “No role for Hamas in the future of Gaza”

Posted 29 April, 2025 in Abraham Accords, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP At today's statement from on the visit of Palestinian Authority prime minister Mustafa, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer discussed a number of points of UK policy towards the Middle East. He began: "During the visit, we reaffirmed our unwavering commitment to advancing a two-state solution as the only pathway to…

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Labour MPs push minister on hostages and West Bank terror

Posted 29 April, 2025 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Matthew Patrick MP, Luke Akehurst MP and Peter Prinsley MP At today’s statement from the Middle East Minister on the visit to London of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mustafa, several Labour MPs raised the fate of the 59 remaining hostages and the current situation in the West Bank. Wirral West MP Matthew Patrick asked: "I welcome…

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Security Minister condemns alleged terror comments by Kneecap

Posted 29 April, 2025 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Labour Party, News
Security Minister Dan Jarvis At today’s Urgent Question in the House of Commons on alleged incitement by the Irish republican band Kneecap, Security Minister Dan Jarvis condemned the band’s past statements of alleged support for Iranian terror proxies Hamas and Hezbollah. He said: "The right hon. Member mentioned proscription and Hamas and Hezbollah; he knows well…

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Labour MPs criticise alleged terror comments by Kneecap in Commons debate

Posted 29 April, 2025 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Luke Akehurst MP, David Taylor MP and David Pinto-Duschinsky MP At today's Urgent Question in the House of Commons on alleged incitement by the Irish republican band Kneecap, several Labour MPs raised the band's past statements of alleged support for Hamas and Hezbollah in their questions to the Security Minister. North Durham MP Luke Akehurst began…

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LFI launches ‘Iran’s Terror Army Abroad: The IRGC Threat to Britain’

Posted 28 April, 2025 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News
LFI today publishes a new policy paper titled “Iran’s Terror Army Abroad: The IRGC Threat to Britain” which details the growing danger posed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to UK national security and calls for its immediate designation as a terrorist organisation.  The paper, authored by Jemima Shelley, senior research analyst at United Against…

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LFI chair writes to police over alleged sharing of Hamas propaganda by Green councillor

Posted 1 April, 2025 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Labour Party, News
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP has today written to Sarah Crew, Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, regarding a Bristol councillor's sharing of a video from Hamas on social media in October 2023. In February 2025, Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) decision notice 100/24, set out that Abdul Malik - since elected as a…

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