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Culture Secretary condemns BBC failure on Gaza reporting

Posted 27 February, 2025 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP At today's urgent question on coverage of the situation in Gaza by the BBC, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy set out the government's clear view that the BBC has made mistakes in its coverage of the situation in Gaza since the 7 October Hamas attacks. She said: "As the House will be…

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UK government confirms opposition to UN institutional anti-Israel bias

Posted 27 February, 2025 in Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Foreign Secretary David Lammy The UK government has today confirmed its continued opposition to institutional anti-Israel bias at the UN Human Rights Council. During her statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders said: "the UK is opposed to the existence of item…

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LFI chair: We must act urgently to stop Iran producing a nuclear bomb

Posted 25 February, 2025 in Abraham Accords, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, News
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP has written the below article for PoliticsHome. Click here to read the original. LFI chair Jon Pearce MP The UK and its allies are running out of time to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. With the world’s attention focused on the devastating war that began on 7 October 2023, Iran has been…

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LFI vice-chair Damien Egan: We must not forget the role of those in Tehran who backed Hamas

Posted 13 February, 2025 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
LFI vice-chair Damien Egan MP has written the below article for the Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Damien Egan MP Many of us will have experienced a mixture of emotions as we saw the images of Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy as they were released by Hamas on Saturday. Relief that, after nearly…

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LFI chair Jon Pearce urges government support for civil society in Israel and Palestine

Posted 6 February, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, News, Peace process
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP At today's Urgent Question on the situation in Israel and Palestine, LFI chair Jon Pearce MP asked for an update on the government's support for civil society through the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. He asked: "I very much welcome the Minister’s unequivocal commitment to a two-state solution. The Government are…

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Labour MPs raise peacebuilding and Hamas aid theft at Commons statement

Posted 28 January, 2025 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, News, Peace process
LFI chair Jon Pearce MP, James Frith MP and Matthew Patrick MP At today's statement from the Minister for Development on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, a number of Labour MPs pushed the government on issues relevant to LFI campaigns. LFI chair Jon Pearce MP asked: "I thank the Minister for her statement and for the…

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LFI vice-chair Damien Egan highlights media bias in coverage of Israel

Posted 16 January, 2025 in Israel, Labour Party, News
Damien Egan MP At today's Culture, Media and Sport Questions, LFI vice-chair Damien Egan MP raised concerns with the government about media bias against Israel in coverage of the war in Gaza. He asked: "The BBC has a responsibility to share content that licence fee payers can trust, yet the Asserson report found widespread evidence of…

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Labour MPs push government on post-ceasefire strategy

Posted 16 January, 2025 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jon Pearce MP, Damien Egan MP, Johanna Baxter MP, Oliver Ryan MP, Deirdre Costigan MP, Matthew Patrick MP At today's statement from the Foreign Secretary on the hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza, several Labour MPs raised questions around the government's strategy for the implementation and post-war planning. LFI chair Jon Pearce MP asked: "I am…

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