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April 8, 2026, 3:47 pm

Manchester students mobilised against antisemitism as fundraiser backs education drive

Young people trained to challenge hatred as major fundraiser strengthens Anne Frank Trust’s anti-prejudice work

December 19, 2025, 11:36 am

UJS Convention showed cross-communalism is alive and well

'I felt for the first time as a student that my voice really meant something.' writes Liverpool JSoc president Kezzy Miller

By Kezzy Miller

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg at Media City, Salford. Picture date: Sunday October 5, 2025.
Pic: PA Wire

October 5, 2025, 12:13 pm

Badenoch: Pro-Palestine protesters out to intimidate Jews

Tory leader spoke out ahead of her party's conference in Manchester

By Lee Harpin

Joshua Garfield speaks to conference during Israel debate

September 29, 2025, 5:44 pm

Labour conference votes in support of Israel genocide motion that ‘neglects to mention 7 Oct’

Jewish Labour Movement issue furious response after conference votes in favour of calling Israel's actions in Gaza 'genocide', full arms sale suspension, and end to trade

By Lee Harpin

Baroness Anderson, Mike Katz and Miriam Mirwitch at a JLM Chanukah event (pic Ian Vogler)

January 7, 2025, 1:11 pm

Attorney General to be asked about Government’s Israel stance at JLM conference appearance

Sunday's Jewish Labour Movement event features 50 panels, filled with ministers, leading arts world figures, journalists, and grassroots activists

By Lee Harpin

Palestine demo by actvists in Liverpool urging Labour to take tougher stance on Israel

September 21, 2024, 2:39 pm

Anti-Israel activists hold ‘genocide’ demo outside Labour conference

Labour MP Kim Johnson is greeted with cries of 'resign' by pro-Palestine activists after addressing them at a demo, led by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, ahead of the party conference in Liverpool

By Lee Harpin

Wes Streeting in conversation with Henry Zeffman at JLM conference

Photo Ian Vogler

January 2, 2024, 1:23 pm

JLM to stage conference in ‘pivotal year for both Jewish community and Labour’

In a general election year Labour have committed big names to speak at JLM's One Day Conference on January 14th

By Lee Harpin

May 17, 2023, 2:53 pm

Downing Street says ministers ‘free to decide which events to speak at’

Rishi Sunak's deputy spokesperson confirmed he did not agree with views such as those expressed by David Starkey in relation to the Holocaust at the NatCon conference

By Lee Harpin

March 15, 2023, 2:11 pm

NUS conference opens with apology to Jewish students

NUS leaders tell Jewish students 'You have been let down by the very organisation that you should have been able to trust the most'

By Lee Harpin

September 29, 2022, 4:00 pm

The former Maccabi cricketer leading the fightback in Labour against Momentum

Lloyd Duddridge, national organiser of the pro-Keir Starmer Labour To Win group and ex Chigwell and Hainault batsman, says one of the reasons he took up the political role was 'I needed to play my part in fighting the stain of antisemitism in Labour'

By Lee Harpin

Labour leader Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive in Liverpool for the start of the party's 2022 annual conference

September 25, 2022, 12:52 pm

Anti-Israel motions off the agenda at Labour’s annual conference

Labour NEC member Luke Akehurst confirms 'not a single CLP has submitted a motion' on Israel and the Palestinians for debate at the Liverpool conference in contrast to the fanatical pro-Palestinian mood of the Jeremy Corbyn era

By Lee Harpin

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (Photo credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

June 30, 2022, 1:04 pm

Chief Rabbi Mirvis among the participants at religious freedom conference

International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief takes place in London next week, with Liz Truss joining 500 delegates.

By Lee Harpin

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Social workers 100 mile anti-austerity march reaches Liverpool.

Social workers have reached Liverpools Pier Head following a seven day, 100 mile walk from Birmingham to protest against austerity. Film director Ken Loach has endorsed the Boot Out Austerity campaign, saying: Austerity is causing chaos in the lives of so many, and this needs to be confronted. Credit: Simon Hadley/Alamy Live News

June 17, 2022, 1:28 pm

Social worker conference skips vote on ‘uncomfortable’ antisemitism motion

British Association of Social Workers (BASW) conference cancels Friday's vote as Jewish professional admits; 'Today caused untold stress and worry'

By Lee Harpin

December 13, 2021, 4:00 pm

UJS passes motion ‘ensuring representation’ for ‘40% of UK Jews who aren’t Zionists’

EXCLUSIVE: Union of Jewish Students motion passed by a narrow margin following vote among one thousand delegates at annual conference.

By Lee Harpin

October 25, 2021, 3:36 pm

Greens vote to adopt two ‘contradictory’ definitions of anti-Jewish racism

At the Green Party autumn conference a motion including both the IHRA definition and the Jerusalem Declaration is adopted by party - who also maintain their pro-BDS position

By Lee Harpin

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