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Labour MPs push government on Iranian threats to Israel and Jewish community

Posted 23 June, 2025 in Antisemitism, Iran, Labour Party, News
Blair McDougall MP, Luke Akehurst MP and David Taylor MP At today's statement from the Foreign Secretary on the conflict between Israel and Iran, several Labour MPs raised concerns regarding the threat posed by the Iranian regime to Israel, the Jewish community and the wider Middle East. East Renfrewshire MP Blair McDougall asked: " I associate myself…

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Foreign Secretary warns of existential threat to Israel from nuclear Iran

Posted 16 June, 2025 in Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News
Foreign Secretary David Lammy At today's statement in the Commons from the Foreign Secretary on the conflict between Israel and the Iranian regime, Foreign Secretary David Lammy set out the government's support for Israel's right to defend itself and concern about Iran's nuclear programme. He said: "It should come as no surprise that Israel considers the…

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Starmer: UK supports Israel’s right to self-defence against nuclear Iran

Posted 13 June, 2025 in Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Prime Minister Keir Starmer In an interview with the Bloomberg News this afternoon following Israel's overnight strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out his "grave concerns" about Iran's nuclear programme and reasserted his support for Israel's right to self-defence against the Iranian threat. "It's obvious that for a long time we've…

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LFI statement on Israeli strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities

Posted 13 June, 2025 in Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News
The malign activities of the Iranian regime - including its nuclear ambitions - are a grave threat to Israel, the Middle East, Ukraine and the UK. Again and again, Iranian leaders have made plain their intention to destroy Israel. Their attempts to develop nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to the world’s only Jewish…

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LFI responds to suspension of free trade talks with Israel

Posted 20 May, 2025 in Iran, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, News
Full Statement The Netanyahu government has been a disaster for Israel and its security, for the Palestinian people, and for the prospects of a wider regional peace. Netanyahu’s decision to stop aid flowing into Gaza at the bequest of his far-right coalition partners is unjustifiable and we have consistently opposed it. We support sanctions against…

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Labour peers push government on IRGC proscription

Posted 7 May, 2025 in Iran, Labour Party, News
Lord Cryer and Baroness Berger At today’s Lords statement on counter-terrorism arrests of Iranian nationals over the weekend, Labour peers raised questions around proscription of the Iranian IRGC as a terrorist organisation. Lord Cryer asked "My Lords, I appreciate my noble friend’s efforts and words in coming here today to make this full Statement, but—I think…

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Middle East Minister condemns Houthi airport attack

Posted 6 May, 2025 in Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP At today's statement on the situation in the Middle East, Minister Hamish Falconer MP reiterated the government's position on the conflict in Gaza and condemned the recent Houthi attack on Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. On the Houthi attack over the weekend, he said: "I absolutely condemn the Houthis’ continued…

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