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Labour romps home in Bury but Tory vote holds up in Epping Forest

London anxiously awaits results of mayoral contest as local election results in Jewish areas in England reveal support for candidates from both main parties

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

November 25, 2019, 10:43 am

Tories vow to ban local authorities from holding ‘divisive’ Israel boycotts

The policy was unveiled in the party's general election manifesto released at a launch in Telford on Sunday

By Mathilde Frot

Top: Clareine Enderby, bottom David Pinto-Duschinsky, and Matthew Offord, are all vying for the marginal remain seat of Hendon

November 21, 2019, 10:46 am

General Election 2019: Knock, knock, knocking on Hendon’s doors

With a mere majority of 1,072 votes, Brexit-voting Tory Matthew Offord has his work cut out to retain one of the most hotly-contested seats - in the heart of the Bagel Belt

By Jack Mendel

Hampstead and Kilburn: Lib Dem, Tory and Labour will all be campaigning in the 'odd-ball' seat

November 8, 2019, 11:29 am

General Election 2019: The battle for Hampstead and Kilburn – the ‘oddball seat’

Labour's Tulip Siddiq looks to cling on to one of the strongest Remain seats in the country, and a constituency which boasts a vibrant Jewish community including the JW3 centre

By Jenni Frazer

Jacob Rees-Mogg (top left), Priti Patel (top right) and Suella Braverman (bottom right) have all caused controversy with their use of language, but how will Boris Johnson respond to reassure the community? (Credit: Jewish News)

October 22, 2019, 2:58 pm

OPINION: Tories’ careless language on antisemitism risks good reputation

Amid a series of controversial comments from Conservative MPs, Elliot Keck says they must take stock and be more careful to reassure Jewish voters of commitment against Jew-hate

By Elliot Keck

July 3, 2019, 6:01 pm

OPINION – Sajid Javid: My profoundly moving trip to Israel was worth the wait

After becoming the first UK minister to visit Israel for almost 20-years, Sajid Javid reflects on the significance of strong ties with the Jewish state and working towards peace

By Sajid Javid MP

File photo dated 24/08/12 of the then Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt and the then Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who will go head to head in the Conservative party leadership race.

June 24, 2019, 1:10 pm

SPECIAL REPORT: Which way will the Tories turn?

Either Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson will walk into Downing Street next month as our new prime minister. What would their impact be on issues of concern to the Jewish community?

By Jodie Cohen

May 24, 2019, 1:26 pm

The community’s friend, come what May: 10 highlights from her time in office

Theresa May is one of the Jewish community's staunchest allies in Parliament. Here we look at the highs and odd low...

By Jewish News Reporter

April 1, 2019, 11:17 am

Jacob Rees-Mogg promotes video of far-right party accused of ‘anti-Jewish hate’

The Tory MP shared on Sunday a video of a speech by the AfD party which has been accused of 'Holocaust relativism'

By Mathilde Frot

December 19, 2018, 11:29 am

The next in a short line of Jewish prime ministers?

Jeremy Havardi reflects on what history may have in store for former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab

By Jeremy Havardi

Top left: Labour MPs meeting Palestinian Authority Minister Amal Jadou in Ramallah. Top Right Science Ministers Ofir Akunis & the UK's Sam Gyimah sign a memorandum of understanding. Bottom left : Labour MPs meeting with opposition leader Isaac Herzog. Bottom right: Tory MPs visit visit Israel Innovation Authority,

October 21, 2018, 2:27 pm

More UK parliamentary visits to Israel-Palestine than anywhere in last two years

BBC breakdown of expenses shows visits to the holy land were worth £2m with £1.2m of that from the Tories

By Jenni Frazer

Michael Gove addressing the annual CFI lunch

September 16, 2018, 8:43 pm

Gove refuses to condemn Hungary’s Viktor Orban as Tories face backlash

Senior Conservative MP doesn't back down after the party's MEPs lent support to the authoritarian leader

The striking Hezbollah flag during the Al-Quds rally in London, 2016 (Photo credit: Steve Winston)

May 30, 2018, 6:03 pm

Former Theresa May aide urges her government to fully proscribe Hezbollah

Ex-chief-of-staff, Nick Timothy, calls on the Prime Minister to close the legal loophole which allows Al Quds Day marchers to wave terror flags

By Justin Cohen

Conservative party leader Theresa May

(Photo credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

May 22, 2018, 4:45 pm

Israeli-born donor slated to be new Tory treasurer

Art collector Ehud Sheleg tipped to take helm of the ruling party's finances following sizeable donations before last general election

March 23, 2018, 1:59 pm

The proudly Jewish woman elected to lead Young Labour

Miriam Mirwitch, 24, speaks to Jewish News about tackling anti-Semitism in the party, her views on Jeremy Corbyn and ambitions for the future

February 15, 2018, 10:32 am

Labour criticised over plan to mark meat ‘stunned’ or ‘non-stunned’

Opposition wants to introduce the mandatory labelling of meat, which is criticised by community leaders as 'neither correct nor sufficient'

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