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Major General Hossein Salami, Commander in Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reviews IRGC troops in 2022. Salami was eliminated by Israel in 2025. (Photo: Creative Commons/Tasnim News Agency/Hossein Zohrevand)

July 9, 2026, 10:26 am

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could be banned in UK within days

The National Security (State Threats) Act received royal assent on Wednesday

By JN Reporter

June 17, 2026, 9:01 pm

MPs back new legislation paving the way for ban on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

MPs passed the Bill unopposed at its third reading on Wednesday, sending it to the House of Lords for further scrutiny.

By Lee Harpin

June 17, 2026, 3:27 pm

Kearns accuses Home Secretary of ‘waving through’ new powers to designate IRGC without scrutiny

Alicia Kearns MP raised concerns powers that will see organisations such as IRGC designated as a threat to national security could 'collapse' under legal scrutiny

By Lee Harpin

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May 6, 2026, 9:51 am

Iran proxies carrying out antisemitic attacks could face 14 years in prison

Proposed laws would criminalise proxy-linked attacks amid fears Iran-backed groups are targeting Britain’s Jewish community

By JN Reporter

Former Home Secretary. Lord Blunkett (House of Lords/ Roger Harris)

March 25, 2026, 4:46 pm

Former Labour Home Secretary: Government could ban part of IRGC now under current laws

Lord Blunkett provided the foreword to a new Labour Friends of Israel paper on proscription of the Iranian regime's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

By Lee Harpin

Hezbollah terror flags fly as marchers parade through the streets of London for the annual Al Quds Day march. Picture: Richard Ferrer

March 13, 2026, 10:27 am

Al Quds Day march ban due to risk of serious violence, says Met Police commissioner

Sir Mark Rowley tells The Times the situation faced by police this weekend was 'uniquely complex'

By JN Reporter

A Hezbollah flag at a previous Al-Quds Day parade

March 9, 2026, 4:57 pm

Met Police ‘has not ruled out’ asking Home Secretary for ban on Al Quds Day march

The event, due to take place this year on Sunday 15 March, is notorious for its support of the Iranian regime

By JN Reporter

February 16, 2026, 12:37 pm

Cooper defends decision to ban Palestine Action group that has ‘committed acts of terrorism’

Former Home Secretary says she was right not to ignore 'advice that you are given about risks to public safety'

By Lee Harpin

Police speak to protesters holding placards supporting Palestine Action. Credit: Twitter/@Africalix

February 16, 2026, 9:17 am

We may not like it, but the Palestine Action decision was a win for the Rule of Law

Last week's ruling didn’t 'take a side' on Palestine, Israel or Jews. It was about how far the state can go when using terrorism powers and how far it can limit protest and speech

By Clive Lewis

Shabana Mahmood

Pic: House of Commons/PA Wire

January 27, 2026, 12:35 pm

Home Secretary defends ending police recording of non-crime hate amid focus on antisemitism

On registering non-hate crime, Mahmood says cops 'have been drawn into culture wars and political disagreements'

By Lee Harpin

January 27, 2026, 12:34 pm

Home Secretary describes plans to ‘change legal framework’ on UK protests

Shabana Mahmood recognised 'gaps in public order legislation', as well as how concerted protests had impacted many British Jews

By JN Reporter

Simon Sebag Montefiore delivered the keynote speech at HET's HMD event

January 19, 2026, 10:34 pm

Simon Sebag Montefiore warns of ‘devalued’ anti-racist language and threats to Holocaust memory

Celebrated historian Simon Sebag Montefiore delivered the keynote speech at HET's annual Holocaust Memorial Day event in Westminster

By Lee Harpin

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster making a statement to the media outside Lloyd House, the headquarters of West Midlands Police (WMP) in Birmingham. The chief constable of WMP Craig Guildford has resisted calls to resign after a highly critical preliminary review into how they handled the decision to ban Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv's fans from a match against Aston Villa in November. Picture date: Friday January 16, 2026.

January 16, 2026, 4:21 pm

West Midlands police chief allowed to retire after Maccabi Tel Aviv match scandal

Craig Guildford to leave the force after watchdog review showed a 'failure of leadership' by local police and the Home Secretary said she had lost confidence in him

By Jewish News Reporter

January 7, 2026, 2:52 pm

Home Secretary expecting report next week into police intelligence gathering ahead of Maccabi game

Home Office has commissioned Inspectorate report into policing decisions ahead of Israeli fan ban

By Lee Harpin

October 22, 2025, 4:15 pm

INTERVIEW: Government guilty of ‘dereliction of duty’ over Maccabi fan security, says Chris Philp

In an interview with Jewish News, the shadow home secretary says Shabana Mahmood should have used powers to direct the police over security around match

By Lee Harpin

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