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LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford welcomes Hizb ut-Tahrir ban and urges IRGC extension

LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP At today's debate on the proscription of Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist organisation, the Labour frontbench and LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP strongly supported the government's move to proscribe the group. LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford said: "I congratulate the Government—I will not say that too many times—on taking the important and welcome step…

LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford: False charges of genocide are no defence for 7th October atrocities

LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP Last February, I visited Israel with a group of Labour parliamentary colleagues. Towards the end of our delegation, we travelled to the south of the country, having a relaxed lunch with residents the residents of…

Analysis: Gaza war enters new phase as Netanyahu rejects permanent reoccupation

IDF troops in operation protective edge 2023. (Israel Defense Forces), via WikiMedia The conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas terror group will on Sunday reach one hundred days since the 7 October attacks. On the ground: Israel’s leadership has indicated a shift in its military campaign against Hamas, moving from intense battles to more targeted operations. Both…

LFI Lords chair: A war for the future of the Middle East

LFI chair in the House of Lords Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale has written the below article for the Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI Lords chair Baroness Ramsay Hamas’ brutal assault of Saturday 7th October did not just trigger a war between the terror group and Israel. Instead, as a newly published paper from Labour…

LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones condemns pro-Houthi chanting

LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP At today's statement from the prime minister on the US-UK airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen, following their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP reminded colleagues of the Houthis' destructive ideology and condemned pro-Houthi chanting at protests in London at the weekend. She said:…

LFI at JLM one-day conference 2024

LFI had a major presence at today's Jewish Labour Movement one-day conference in north London, including a stall and several sessions on issues relating to Israel and the wider Middle East. First session at JLM conference. The day began with an event on the future of the Israeli left, chaired by former LFI chair Louise Ellman,…

Louise Ellman leads LFI solidarity delegation to Israel

LFI solidarity delegation meeting president Isaac Herzog An LFI delegation of Labour parliamentarians and former parliamentarians has this week visited Israel in solidarity following the 7 October attacks and subsequent conflict with Hamas. The delegation, led by former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman, includes LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP, Dame Margaret Hodge MP, Baroness Ruth…

LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson discusses visiting Israel with LFI in antisemitism debate

LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP At today's Westminster Hall Debate on antisemitic offences in the UK, LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson spoke about the increase in antisemitism that has taken place in the UK since 7 October and discussed her experiences visiting Israel on LFI delegations. She said: "It has been the most horrific time since the attack in…

LFI parliamentarians push government on Gaza’s future

LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne MP At today's Urgent Question on the situation in Gaza, two LFI parliamentarians used their questions to push the government for detail on the future of the Gaza Strip amid Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP asked: "The Israeli Defence Minister has set out proposals for the post-war…

LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson: Hamas’ use of rape as a weapon of war must be condemned

LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson has written the below article for Politics Home. Click here to read the original. LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP The voices of women in war have long been silenced. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Amid the multiple atrocities of Hamas’ attacks on southern…