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Labour MPs condemn anti-Israel Glastonbury death chants

Posted 30 June, 2025 in Antisemitism, Incitement, Labour Party, News
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:…

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Ministers push for aid to hostages and hope for Abraham Accords

Posted 24 June, 2025 in Abraham Accords, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
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.…

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Foreign Secretary: Iran must never have a nuclear weapon

Posted 23 June, 2025 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News
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…

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

Posted 23 June, 2025 in Antisemitism, Iran, Labour Party, News
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…

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Foreign Secretary warns of existential threat to Israel from nuclear Iran

Posted 16 June, 2025 in Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News
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…

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Starmer: UK supports Israel’s right to self-defence against nuclear Iran

Posted 13 June, 2025 in Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Prime Minister Keir Starmer In an interview with the Bloomberg News this afternoon following Israel's overnight strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out his "grave concerns" about Iran's nuclear programme and reasserted his support for Israel's right to self-defence against the Iranian threat. "It's obvious that for a long time we've…

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LFI statement on Israeli strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities

Posted 13 June, 2025 in Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Middle East, News
The malign activities of the Iranian regime - including its nuclear ambitions - are a grave threat to Israel, the Middle East, Ukraine and the UK. Again and again, Iranian leaders have made plain their intention to destroy Israel. Their attempts to develop nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to the world’s only Jewish…

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Labour MPs urge government to support moderate and pragmatic voices in Israel and Palestine

Posted 10 June, 2025 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jon Pearce MP, Mark Sewards MP, Graeme Downie MP and Dan Tomlinson MP At this evening's statement from the Middle East Minister in the House of Commons, several Labour MPs asked questions regarding government policy towards supporting moderates and pragmatists in the region, and the need to free the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza. LFI chair…

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