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New Prime Minister Andy Burnham makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government.

July 20, 2026, 2:27 pm

Burnham inherits toughest Israel balancing act yet

With Gaza dominating domestic politics, the new Prime Minister faces unprecedented pressure from activists while safeguarding vital UK-Israel ties

By Jan Shure

May 6, 2026, 9:52 am

Polanski: Corbyn had ‘really positive’ ideas for governing country

Green party leader asked by BBC Radio 4’s Today programme how he would avoid becoming a new version of the independent MP for Islington North

By JN Reporter

Green Party leader Zack Polanski (centre left) after announcing Hannah Spencer (centre right) as the party's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, at Pakistani Community Centre in Manchester. Picture date: Friday January 30, 2026.

February 26, 2026, 9:27 am

VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: The bleakness of the ballot paper

The Gorton and Denton by-election is a microcosm of the current political climate - suggesting that an unenviable choice faces British Jews at the next general election

By Voice of the Jewish News

Attorney General Richard Hermer (right) and Conservative peer Lord David Wolfson, whose parallel legal careers reflect diverging Jewish worldviews.

January 28, 2026, 12:04 pm

Hermer and Wolfson: the fault line running through Anglo-Jewry

Two parallel legal lives reflect a deepening divide over Israel, faith and Jewish identity

By Josh Glancy

Cllr Michael Desmond address Hackney Council EGM

October 28, 2025, 5:11 pm

OPINION: Hackney must reject hate – not fuel it

Outbursts at council meeting over Israel investments leave Jewish leaders warning of growing local tensions

By Michael Desmond

Tim Davie appears before Commons committee (pic Parliament TV)

September 9, 2025, 2:20 pm

BBC chief defends Jewish journalist Raffi Berg after MP questions his impartiality

Row erupts in Commons hearing after Labour MP names BBC Middle East Editor, prompting accusations of antisemitic targeting

By Annabel Sinclair

July 22, 2025, 11:23 am

OPINION: Diane Abbott’s wilful blind spot is dangerously wrong

By denying that antisemitism is racism, Abbott's hierarchy reopens wounds from Labour's darkest days under Corbyn

By Jeremy Havardi

Protest against the rise of anti Jewish sentiment in the UK and Europe.

July 15, 2025, 3:54 pm

OPINION: Labour’s broken promise on Iran’s IRGC fuels antisemitism crisis

Labour delays IRGC ban despite pledge, as antisemitism linked to its influence rises across UK institutions

By Jan Shure

September 5, 2024, 1:12 pm

Kemi Badenoch questions Labour’s ‘legal agenda’ for Israel arms ban

Tory leadership hopeful claims that political rather than legal considerations were behind partial suspension

By Michelle Rosenberg

August 8, 2024, 4:38 pm

OPINION: How did Jews compare with other minority groups in the 2024 general election?

Jews are not too different from the general UK population, writes JPR's Dr Daniel Staetsky

By Dr Daniel Staetsky

July 2, 2024, 4:52 pm

OPINION: True supporters of Israel must back the creation of a Palestinian state

Richard Miron argues that Labour's pledge to recognise Palestine as part of a process is a good first step for the benefit of both Israelis and Palestinians and against extremism

By Richard Miron

Douglas Murray, the British author, journalist, and political commentator.

February 21, 2024, 2:40 pm

OPINION: Should Jews be turning towards Douglas Murray?

Jews who laud the author and broadcaster's rousing soliloquies on the Israel-Hamas war should also be aware of his broader political outlook, writes Josh Glancy.

By Josh Glancy

Labour candidate for Rochdale, Azhar Ali, speaks in Rochdale during the launch of his campaign for the up-coming Rochdale by-election

February 12, 2024, 8:09 pm

Labour Party withdraws support for Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali

The hopeful's 7 October conspiracy theory provoked outrage and, in a dramatic reversal, he is now believed to have been suspended from the party

By Lee Harpin

October 30, 2023, 12:27 pm

Dear Mr Mayor: ‘Tell us how a ceasefire will bring about peace?’

Manchester Jewish community pens open letter to Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, following his calls for Israel to stand down in fight against Hamas

By Michelle Rosenberg

October 14, 2023, 7:35 pm

‘Israel has the right, indeed the duty, to defend herself’

Keir Starmer, leader of the Opposition, tells the British Jewish community 'I know this is a distressing and worrying time and welcome the extra funding for the CST.'

By Michelle Rosenberg

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