Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP
At today’s urgent question in the House of Commons on the situation in northern Gaza, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP set out a number of the government's positions on the ongoing conflict in Gaza, including the government's strategy for a post-war Gaza.
Foreign Affairs Select Committee chair Emily Thornberry…
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP has written the below article for JewishNews. Click here to read the original.
Last year, the Iranian regime celebrated the 45th anniversary of the revolution which brought Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to power and ushered in more than four decades of brutal repression at home and the export of…
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP
At today's urgent question in the House of Commons on the situation in northern Gaza, LFI chair Jon Pearce MP asked the Middle East Minister about its efforts to secure access for humanitarian organisations to the around 100 Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza.
He asked: "In recent weeks we…
LFI today publishes After the War: Marginalising the Enemies of Peace, a policy paper on what needs to be done after the Gaza war to marginalise the enemies of peace.
For Britain, Europe and pragmatic Arab states, the foundational principle – that a negotiated two-state solution offers the only long-term prospect for settling the Israeli…
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP
Responding to today's Petitions Committee debate on two e-petitions relating to the ongoing war in Gaza – calling for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state and a suspension of all arms sales to Israel – Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP set out the UK's approach to the conflict in…
LFI vice-chair Mike Tapp MP
In today's Petitions Committee debate on two e-petitions relating to the ongoing war in Gaza - calling for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state and a suspension of all arms sales to Israel - LFI vice-chair Mike Tapp made a speech warning against "symbolic gestures" and encouraging a focus on constructive,…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer with hostage mother Mandy Damari
At today's Prime Minister's Questions session, Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid tribute to Mandy Damari, mother of the last remaining British-Israeli national still being held hostage in Gaza, 28-year-old Emily Damari.
He said: "I also note that we are joined in the Gallery today by Mandy Damari,…
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer and International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds
At today's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Questions session, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer and International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds respectively reiterated the government's positions on the need to free the 101 Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza and the need to tackle the threats…
Peter Prinsley MP
At this afternoon's urgent question on the Middle East, Labour MP Peter Prinsley asked the Middle East Minister about efforts to free 28-year-old Emily Damari, a British-Israeli dual national who has been held hostage in Gaza since 7 October last year.
He asked: "Emily is a British citizen who, as the Minister has…
LFI statement on northern Gaza
Hamas’ murderous assault on southern Israel on 7 October triggered tragic conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, and huge suffering for innocent people throughout the region. LFI continues to support a ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and an increase in aid to…
