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Lorin Bell-Cross

Lorin Bell-Cross

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Westminster Holocaust Memorial

Former PM Lord Cameron defends plan to build Holocaust memorial in Westminster

Critics argue the location could attract anti-Israel protests

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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The proposed site for the Holocaust memorial and learning centre in Victoria Tower Gardens near the Houses of Parliament (Photo: Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 21: Britain's Business and Trade Secretary, and Minister for Women and Equalities Kemi Badenoch speaks during 'The Framework for Lasting Recovery' session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference at InterContinental London 02 on June 21, 2023 in London, England. The UK and Ukraine jointly host the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023 and will focus on mobilising international support for Ukraine's economic and social stabilisation and recovery from the effects of Russia's illegal war. (Photo by Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Israel arms decision was political and not legal, says Tory leadership candidate

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 17: Prime Minister Keir Starmer, (R) and former Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition Rishi Sunak talk as they walk from the House of Lords after listening to the King's Speech in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Houses of Parliament, on July 17, 2024 in London, England. King Charles III delivers the King's Speech setting out the new Labour government's policies and proposed legislation for the coming parliamentary session. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Prime Minister and Rishi Sunak clash over Israel arms sales at PMQs

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Labour MP for Hendon David Pinto-Duschinsky. Credit: Parliament TV.

New Hendon MP tells story of father’s Holocaust survival in maiden speech

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Trump officials warn Labour on Israel arms sales decision

Decision to suspend 30 arms export licenses described as ‘outrageous’

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WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 17: Republican Presidential Candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on August 17, 2024 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Trump held a rally in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a key swing state in the 2024 Presidential election against Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Labour’s arms ban: bad timing and bad politics

The decision has managed to unite both pro and anti-Israel campaigners in anger

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September 4, 2024 09:24

Anti-Israel protesters at Wimbledon. Credit: Campaign Against Arms Trade, Twitter/X

Chief Rabbi says Israel arms suspension ‘beggars belief’

UK Jewish leaders voice ‘deep disappointment’ with government

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September 2, 2024 20:10

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis addresses an event (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Corbyn and four other pro-Gaza MPs to form parliamentary alliance

‘Independent Alliance’ encourage more MPs to join their group

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September 2, 2024 16:44

Former Labour Party leader and newly elected MP Jeremy Corbyn addresses protesters during the "National March for Gaza", calling to "end the genocide" and "stop arming Israel", on July 6, 2024. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said that at least 38,098 people have been killed in nine months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. It added that 87,705 people had been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK to suspend 30 Israeli arms export licences

Government insists decision is ‘not an arms embargo’

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September 2, 2024 16:32

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Kemi Badenoch attacks ‘sectarian Islamist politics’ in leadership campaign launch

Former equalities minister took a swipe at pro-Gaza independent MPs

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September 2, 2024 13:41

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Kemi Badenoch launches her Conservative Party Leadership campaign on September 02, 2024 in London, England. Badenoch launched her campaign under the name Renewal2030, outlining what the Conservative party must stand for in 2030. The former Business Secretary and Equalities Minister under Rishi Sunak, has served as the MP for North West Essex (formerly Saffron Walden) since 2017. She joined the Conservative Party in 2005 at the age of 25. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Kamala Harris calls Hamas ‘evil’ and speaks to parents of murdered Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Donald Trump claims Hamas terrorism would not have happened if he had been president

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September 2, 2024 09:05

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - AUGUST 29: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Enmarket Arena August 29, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. Harris has campaigned in southeast Georgia for the past two days. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Man jailed for three years for threatening to kill Ed Miliband

Judge described the incident as an attack on parliamentary democracy

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August 30, 2024 14:04

Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero giving a speech in Widnes in July (Photo: Getty Images)

Momentum welcomes Lammy’s moves on Unrwa funding and ICC, calls for arms embargo on Israel

But Labour source told the JC that the anti-Israel motion is unlikely to be debated

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August 30, 2024 11:17

Delegates wave Palestinian flags during a debate on Palestine at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, 2018 (Photo: Getty Images)

Jewish groups welcome proposed hate crime measures despite concerns over free speech

Free speech campaigners question how effective proposals will be at tackling antisemitism

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August 30, 2024 11:15

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper arriving to attend a Cabinet meeting last month (photo: Getty Images)

Esther McVey refuses to apologise for ‘minimising the horrors of the Holocaust’

Former ‘common sense minister’ told the JC: ‘no equivalence was being suggested’ between Nazis and proposed smoking ban

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August 30, 2024 11:06

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New Hendon MP standing for key Commons committee chair

David Pinto-Duschinsky says he has the experience to deliver proper scrutiny

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August 29, 2024 16:57

David Pinto Duschinsky at the count in Hendon (Liron Woodcock-Velleman/X)

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