We’re deeply concerned regarding the current situation in Gaza which risks a resumption of hostilities. It is imperative that Hamas agrees to the extension of the ceasefire which is on the table. It must release all Israeli hostages immediately and unconditionally. Israel must ensure that humanitarian aid can flow freely Read more…
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 organisation. LFI chair Jon Read more…
The Labour government has today placed the entire Iranian state, including its intelligence services and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, onto the highest tier of the new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS). Security Minister Dan Jarvis today confirmed that the FIRS scheme will require “the registration of arrangements to carry out Read more…
At today’s Urgent Question on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, three Labour MPs pushed the government on LFI priorities. LFI chair Jon Pearce asked: “The leaders of the Arab world have made welcome proposals about the future of Gaza and its people. What update can the Minister give on the Read more…
At today’s Urgent Question on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Foreign Office Minister Catherine West set out the government’s condemnation of “the most macabre of pantomimes” evident in the Hamas hostage release ceremonies in recent weeks in Gaza. She added: “That cruelty is utterly unacceptable, and the UK has made Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
LFI vice-chair Damien Egan MP has written the below article for the Jewish News. Click here to read the original. 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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Foreign Office’s diplomatic efforts in securing Read more…
At today’s Holocaust Memorial Day debate, LFI chair Jon Pearce made the following speech: “Like many other Members who have spoken today, I too have visited Yad Vashem—in July 2023. Nothing quite prepares you to stand in the Hall of Names, surrounded by the images of those who perished in Read more…
A number of Labour MPs took part in today’s debate to mark Holocaust Memorial Day next week on 27 January, which coincides with the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In her remarks, Leigh and Atherton MP Jo Platt reflected on her visit to Israel with LFI in September Read more…