Jon Pearce MP and John Slinger MP
At today's Commons statement on counter-terrorism arrests of Iranian nationals over the weekend, two Labour MPs pushed the minister on the threat posed by the IRGC to the UK Jewish community.
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP asked: "I thank the Minister for his statement and join him in thanking…
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…
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…
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…
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original.
As chair of Labour Friends of Israel, last week I became the first British MP to travel between Israel and the UAE – an unimaginable reality before the historic Abraham Accords in 2020.
My flight – one of…
Foreign Secretary David Lammy
At today's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Questions session, Foreign Secretary David Lammy made clear the government's understanding of "legitimate concerns about security on the Israeli side and the way that Iran, sitting behind the scenes, is equipping some terrorist groups with guns and ammunition. We have to do our best to support…
Luke Akehurst MP
At today's Westminster Hall Debate on military co-operation with Israel, North Durham MP Luke Akehurst spoke about the many benefits of the UK's military cooperation with Israel.
In his speech, he said: "Recent months have seen dramatic shifts in global geopolitics, and I pay tribute to the Prime Minister for the leadership he…
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original.
However much the Trump administration shakes the global kaleidoscope, the principal threat facing this country and our allies in Europe and the Middle East remains the same: the Moscow-Tehran axis which promotes violence and terror in order to…
Lord Cryer
Lord Cryer, formerly MP for Leyton and Wanstead between 1997-2024, has today continued his longstanding campaign to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation in the House of Lords.
He asked Home Office Minister Lord Hanson: "My Lords, I want to press my noble friend the Minister further on the…
Jon Pearce MP, Mark Sewards MP and Dan Tomlinson MP
At today's statement from the Security Minister announcing that the Labour government was placing Iran on the highest tier of the new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), a number of Labour MPs welcomed the announcement as a step towards proscription of the IRGC as a terrorist…
