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LFI chair Jon Pearce: Palestine Action “does not help a single Palestinian”

LFI chair Jon Pearce MP At today's statement from the Security Minister on the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, LFI chair Jon Pearce MP made the case for proscription and spoke about the organisation's attacks against the Jewish community in the UK. He said: "I welcome the Home Secretary’s decisive action on Palestine…

LFI vice-chair Damien Egan: It’s time to end the quiet toleration of hatred and extremism

The below article has been written by LFI honorary vice-chair Damien Egan MP in JewishNews. LFI vice-chair Damien Egan MP The appalling events at Glastonbury this weekend – not just Bob Vylan’s hateful rhetoric but the fact that large numbers of the crowd joined the murderous chants – highlights once again the manner in which antisemitism…

Culture Secretary slams BBC airing of anti-Israel Glastonbury death chants

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP At today's statement on the BBC’s coverage of chants of “Death to the IDF” at Glastonbury festival over the weekend, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy set out the government's criticisms of both the chants and the BBC's airing of them on TV. She began by setting out: "Let me be clear that…

Labour MPs condemn anti-Israel Glastonbury death chants

Johanna Baxter MP, Tom Rutland MP and Peter Prinsley MP At today's statement on the BBC's coverage of chants of "Death to the IDF" at Glastonbury festival over the weekend, several Labour MPs made clear their condemnation of the chants and asked questions regarding the government's response. Johanna Baxter, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, asked:…

Ministers push for aid to hostages and hope for Abraham Accords

Foreign Secretary David Lammy At today's Foreign Office Questions session, the Foreign Secretary and Middle East Minister set out the government's view that humanitarian aid must reach the remaining hostages in Gaza, and around the future of the Abraham Accords. On the former, Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer said: "Aid can be delivered effectively into Gaza.…

Foreign Secretary: Iran must never have a nuclear weapon

Foreign Secretary David Lammy At today's statement on the conflict between Israel and Iran, Foreign Secretary David Lammy set out the government's position that Iran must never have a nuclear weapon. He said: "Britain has long had concerns about Iran’s nuclear programme. Iran can never have a nuclear weapon, and the United States has now taken…

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

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…

Foreign Secretary warns of existential threat to Israel from nuclear Iran

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…