Foreign secretary David Lammy has this week made his first visit to Israel and the West Bank following his appointment on 5 July. During the trip, the Foreign Secretary reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, including the release of the remaining Israeli hostages Read more…
Today, Labour leader Keir Starmer and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy met in Parliament with a delegation of family members of some of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza by the Hamas terror group since the 7 October attacks. The delegation, largely made up of young people, is Read more…
Ahead of a speech from Michael Gove on the subject, Labour’s deputy leader and shadow communities secretary Angela Rayner MP today set out Labour’s view that: “There is no place in Britain for antisemitic hate and those who push this poison should face the full force of the law. We Read more…
At today’s Westminster Hall Debate on the prevention of sexual violence in conflict, three LFI parliamentarians spoke about the sexual assaults carried out by Hamas against Israeli women and girls on 7 October and the international community’s reluctance to recognise them as such. Having applied for the debate to take Read more…
At today’s Urgent Question on the situation in Gaza, two LFI parliamentarians pushed the government on the topics of the 133 remaining hostages still in Gaza and planning for the ‘day after’ governance of the Strip. LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP asked: “I think we all want an immediate Read more…
The butchery against Israeli civilians unleashed by Hamas on 7 October left the Jewish state with no good choices. After years of terror attacks and periodic barrages of rockets and mortars, Hamas’ massacre in southern Israel proved definitively that the Israeli people would never have safety and security so long Read more…
At today’s Foreign Office questions session, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP reminded colleagues that Hamas has repeatedly rejected offers of a ceasefire deal, brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt, in recent months. He said: “More than 30,000 Palestinians are dead, more than 100 Israeli hostages are still Read more…
Unprecedented Iranian attacks on Israel In recent decades, Iran has embarked on an aggressive policy of expanding its influence across the Middle East, with a key aim of encircling Israel. This has involved the funding of proxies, armed militias and terrorist groups across the region, Iran’s “axis of resistance”. Iran Read more…
134 parliamentarians, including 14 Labour MPs and peers, have today signed a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister calling for the proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Iran’s ideological terror army.The letter, drafted by the UK-Israel All-Party Parliamentary Group, was sent by LFI vice-chair and UK-Israel APPG co-chair Read more…
At today’s statement from the prime minister on the situation in the Middle East, two LFI parliamentarians asked questions to the prime minister on the government’s strategy towards Hamas and the IRGC. LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP asked: “Everyone in this House is united in wanting to see the Read more…
This week, an LFI delegation of MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates visited Israel and the Palestinian territories. Led by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP, this is the second such trip undertaken since October 7. The group met with Israeli and Palestinian politicians, officials and NGOs in Jerusalem and Ramallah, including Read more…
Today LFI hosted a parliamentary briefing with Co-Deputy CEO of Programmes Shahira Shalibi and Co-Director of Public Affairs Moran Maimoni of the Abraham Initiatives, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting “full and equal citizenship and complete equality of social and political rights for Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens,” about their Read more…