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Dame Margaret Hodge
MPs observe a minute of silence in the House of Commons.
December 21, 2022, 5:17 pm
OPINION: A silent tribute – then action to stop hatred
Deeds, not words: the minute's silence for Holocaust victims in the House of Commons must lead to action against all atrocities, writes Laura Marks and Dame Margaret Hodge
By Dame Margaret Hodge and Laura Marks
Dame Margaret Hodge, Parliamentary Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, during a press conference by the JLM at the offices of Mishcon de Reya in London, following the publication of damming anti-Semitism report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
December 3, 2021, 9:22 am
Margaret Hodge to step down at next election after 27 years as an MP
Recalling her political career, the veteran Jewish politician says the years under Jeremy Corbyn were ‘the most difficult I've lived through’
By Lee Harpin
Dame Margaret Hodge
November 15, 2021, 5:19 pm
Dame Margaret Hodge made co-chair of parliamentary group on British Jews
Barking Jewish MP unanimously elected to the role and says she is 'delighted' and will work to 'ensure that issues of key importance to British Jews are heard and addressed'
By Lee Harpin
Dame Margaret Hodge. Photo credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire
November 9, 2021, 11:43 am
Margaret Hodge airs concerns about donations to Tories from Russian oligarchs
Former chair of the Public Accounts Committee asked if it was 'right' for millions to be given to the Conservatives by donors such as Lubov Chernukhin and Viktor Fedotov
By Lee Harpin
Dame Margaret Hodge (centre) during the Labour Party conference in Brighton. She is flanked by JLM national chair, Mike Katz, and former MP Ruth Smeeth, its national vice-chair
October 18, 2021, 12:58 pm
Margaret Hodge: I was told not to be unaccompanied at conference due to security fears
In wake of the death of MP Sir David Amess, veteran Labour politician reveals she was told 'not to use the front door as an entry' to the event which was 'unthinkable even 10 years ago'
By Lee Harpin
Dame Margaret Hodge. Photo credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire
October 4, 2021, 3:08 pm
Pandora Papers: Margaret Hodge slams Tories’ ’empty promises’ on offshore havens
Veteran MP who chairs a committee on corruption and tax said the leak of 12 million files reveal 'a monstrous culture among the world’s richest'
By Lee Harpin
2D8DAF0 Dame Margaret Hodge, Parliamentary Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, during a press conference by the JLM at the offices of Mishcon de Reya in London, following the publication of damming anti-Semitism report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
September 21, 2021, 5:13 pm
Dame Margaret Hodge: ‘Keir Starmer gets a big tick on antisemitism… and a but’
INTERVIEW: Veteran Jewish MP says it will 'take a long time to change the legacy of a culture left by Corbyn' but cautiously welcomes Starmer's measures to root out Jew-hate
By Lee Harpin
Lisa Nandy at a Jewish Labour-Jewish News hustings (Marc Morris Photography via Jewish News)
September 1, 2021, 9:25 am
Lisa Nandy: Labour will always believe Israel has the right to defend itself
Shadow foreign secretary voiced opposition to banning arms sales to Israel, and said Luciana Berger should be back in Westminster as she is 'one of the best MPs we have ever had'
By Lee Harpin
Dame Margaret Hodge. Photo credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire
August 18, 2021, 5:25 pm
Drawing on family roots, Margaret Hodge criticises ‘inadequacy’ of Afghan policy
Veteran Jewish MP, whose parents fled Egypt due to antisemitism, aired concerns over the refugee plan, as Dominic Raab spoke of his 'pride' at being son of an escapee from the Nazis
By Lee Harpin
Poster with a swastika in the middle of an Israeli flag spotted on Royal Holloway campus
May 21, 2021, 12:24 pm
Two arrested over antisemitic posters at Royal Holloway university
Police confirmed two individuals aged 21 and 19 were bailed following 'a number of reports of hate crime' including swastikas found outsnearide Royal Holloway campus
By Lee Harpin
Dame Margaret Hodge. Photo credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire
April 6, 2021, 5:05 pm
Dame Margaret Hodge received ‘disgusting’ Holocaust email over Covid passports
Veteran Jewish MP received email saying: 'Hitler had his own version of vaccine passports too'
By Jewish News Reporter
Dame Margaret Hodge, Parliamentary Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, during a press conference by the JLM at the offices of Mishcon de Reya in London, following the publication of damming anti-Semitism report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
March 24, 2021, 4:48 pm
Margaret Hodge: End social media anonymity by requiring all users to be verified
Veteran Jewish MP cites abusive, racist and misogynistic messages when challenging Jew hate, as she calls on ministers to work with social media companies to take action
By Jewish News Reporter
Dame Margaret Hodge, Parliamentary Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, during a press conference by the JLM at the offices of Mishcon de Reya in London, following the publication of damming anti-Semitism report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
January 28, 2021, 4:30 pm
Hodge to HMD debate: Starmer made ‘huge difference’ regaining community’s trust
Members of Parliament spoke out amid rising antisemitism and extremism, with one MP saying 'age-old tropes' had re-emerged due to the pandemic
By Jewish News Reporter
Dame Margaret Hodge. Photo credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire
December 4, 2020, 11:52 am
Hodge: If Corbyn gives complete apology it would be wrong not to allow him back
Veteran Jewish MP tells Jewish News Podcast he is unlikely to say sorry because he's 'incredibly obstinate, pretty vain and just doesn’t like Jews'
By Jewish News Reporter
Dame Margaret Hodge, Parliamentary Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, during a press conference by the JLM at the offices of Mishcon de Reya in London, following the publication of damming anti-Semitism report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
November 30, 2020, 2:14 pm
Dame Margaret Hodge: In last few weeks I’ve had more abuse than ever
Senior Jewish Labour MP tells JLM One Day Conference of unprecedented levels of hate she is sent, during session featuring former colleagues Ruth Smeeth and Louise Ellman
By Jewish News Reporter
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