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Hostage familes meet with Keir Starmer inside Downing St

October 1, 2024, 10:43 am

Starmer hosts British relatives of those attacked by Hamas

Emotional Downing Street event as PM pledges to do everything to secure hostages' return

By Jenni Frazer

Police officers detain a person outside Downing Street in London, following a protest calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

December 29, 2023, 10:30 pm

Married couple arrested after putting ‘bloody handprints’ on Downing Street gate

The Metropolitan Police said two people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after paint was thrown at the gates.

By Jewish News Reporter

December 4, 2023, 1:09 pm

Together for Humanity vigil held outside Downing Street

Jemima Goldsmith and Rob Rinder among those at Sunday's emotional gathering, co-devised by Brendan Cox, who was married to murdered Labour MP Jo Cox

By Jenni Frazer

November 7, 2023, 5:29 pm

King Charles passes Bring Them Home vigil on Whitehall

At gathering opposite Downing Street huge crowd of supporters and black-clad volunteers signifying those who had been captured by Hamas mark 30 days since terrorist attacks

By Jenni Frazer

PM's wife Akshata Murty hosts 'Lessons at 10' with years 5 and 6 school children from Rosh Pinah Primary School (Picture by Simon Walker / No 10 Downing Street)

September 19, 2023, 9:27 am

Rosh Pinah kids selected for writing class at 10 Downing Street

Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murty launched the Lessons at 10 initiative earlier this year

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

Grant Shapps the Business Secretary arrives for a Cabinet meeting, the first held by the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in London, Oct. 26, 2022.

April 13, 2023, 7:44 pm

Grant Shapps: ‘I’ve always thought of myself as a Brit whose religion is Jewish’

The Conservative minister tells Jewish News he and his wife's decision to take a Ukrainian family escaping Putin's war into their UK home was 'inspired' by the fact their own families were once 'chased out' by pogroms in Eastern Europe

By Lee Harpin

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) welcomes the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to 10 Downing Street, London, ahead of their meeting, March 2023

March 24, 2023, 12:38 pm

Sunak stresses ‘importance of upholding democratic values’ at Netanyahu meeting

During Friday's meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Rishi Sunak also 'outlined international concern at growing tensions in the West Bank and the risk of undermining efforts towards the two state solution'.

By Lee Harpin

Defend Israeli Democracy protest outside Downing Street, March 2023

March 24, 2023, 12:13 pm

Netanyahu greeted with Hebrew chants of ‘shame’ as he meets Sunak at Downing Street

More than 2,000 Israeli and British Jews have taken part in an anti-Netanyahu pro-democracy protest outside Downing Street as the Israeli PM met with Rishi Sunak

By Lee Harpin

Anti-Netanyahu demo in Parliament Sq earlier this month. (photo: Romi Around)

March 23, 2023, 5:42 pm

Netanyahu’s UK visit plunged into further crisis

Benjamin Netanyahu moves his flight time to the UK to the early of hours of Friday amid another domestic political crisis - leaving little time for him to make a scheduled meeting with Rishi Sunak

By Lee Harpin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich arrive to a cabinet meeting on the state budget, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.

March 23, 2023, 1:39 pm

Netanyahu to be pressed over settlement expansion at Sunak meeting, minister says

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will 'have short meeting' with Rishi Sunak at Downing Street on Friday and also with home secretary Suella Braverman, foreign office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan confirms

By Lee Harpin

December 19, 2022, 11:36 am

Boris Johnson’s ex-chief of staff facing bullying claims

Former World Jewish Relief chair Dan Rosenfield is facing an attempt to block his peerage - but people close to him describe the claims made about his conduct while in Downing Street as 'laughable'

By JN Reporter

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a press conference.

October 23, 2022, 10:09 am

Former Tory chief executive brands those backing Boris’ return ‘delusional’

Sir Mick Davis speaks out against politicians in the party's ranks who put career ambition before the interests of the party and country.

By Justin Cohen

October 20, 2022, 1:51 pm

Liz Truss resigns as prime minister after just 44 days in office

Speaking outside Downing Street she admits: 'I recognise I cannot deliver the mandate for which I was elected to lead this party.'

By Lee Harpin

JVL secretary Glyn Secker delivers speech at anti-Israel demo, Wednesday Aug, 10th.

August 11, 2022, 10:13 am

Senior Jewish Voice For Labour official calls Jews who support Israel ‘obscene’

Glyn Secker launches enraged attack on "Jews who place Israel at the core of their being", describing their Zionist identity as an "obscenity".

By Lee Harpin

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