At today's statement from the Foreign Secretary on the situation in the Middle East, Labour MPs urged tougher action against the Iranian regime from the government.
Dunfermline and Dollar MP Graeme Downie asked: "A year ago, despite the undoubted challenges, there were early signs of improved relations between Israel, the Gulf states and others that…
Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP
Introducing new sanctions against the Iranian regime in the House of Commons today, Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP has confirmed that snapback sanctions "remain an option" for the government should Iran continue to flout the JCPOA nuclear deal.
Later, he said: "Let me be clear: Iran’s actions in relation…
Foreign Secretary David Lammy
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iranian military figures and organisations for their continued role in destabilising political relations across the Middle East.
In response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack against Israel on October 1, the government said it was taking action against senior figures in the Islamic…
Yesterday, LFI chair Jon Pearce secured an adjournment debate in Parliament to mark the first anniversary of Hamas' barbaric attacks into Israel on October 7th.
A number of Labour MPs attended the emotional debate and reiterated their calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the 101 remaining hostages.
Jon started his speech by describing…
On Tuesday night, the eve of the Jewish new year, nearly ten million Israelis ran for bomb shelters as sirens blared across the country following the launch of 181 ballistic missiles towards the country by Iran, marking the largest-ever single ballistic missile attack.
This is the second time that Iran has launched direct attacks on…
The deaths and displacement of innocent civilians - whether in Israel, Palestine or Lebanon - are heartbreaking, and an agreement is urgently needed to bring about a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. We join the UK government, and Israel’s other allies, in calling for restraint and de-escalation.
The decision of Hezbollah, armed and financed by…
I’d like to begin tonight by paying tribute and offering thanks to my three predecessors:
Steve McCabe stepped down as chair at the general election after taking the helm in 2020.
As a parliamentary candidate, I was lucky enough to travel to Israel on an LFI delegation led by Steve.
His knowledge, commitment and leadership…
Labour Friends of Israel’s annual conference reception was addressed by several senior members of the Cabinet last night, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor.
Attendees and speakers also heard from two Israeli hostage family members, Noam Safir and Sharone Lifschitz, whose respective grandfather and father have been held hostage by Hamas for almost a…
At Labour party conference we were delighted to be joined by Yair Golan, leader of Labour's sister party - newly renamed the Democrats - for two days at conference this year as LFI's guest.
During his time in Liverpool, Golan met with senior ministers, Labour parliamentarians and Labour Party officials, including Foreign Secretary David Lammy,…
Today, LFI publishes a new paper: Labour, Israel & Palestine: Lessons from the Blair-Brown years.
Authored by Dr Toby Greene, the paper analyses the context and approach taken by the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and outlines the lessons that can be learnt for our new Labour government.
The Israeli-Palestinian arena presents a crisis…
