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July 26, 2024, 6:39 pm

Chief Rabbi asks for meeting with Starmer to discuss concern over Labour’s Israel policy

EXCLUSIVE: Jewish News understands Rabbi Mirvis has today written to the prime minister to express his deep concern

By Lee Harpin

Stuart Diamond and Laura Marks (Mitzvah Day), Tulip Siddiq MP, Marie van der Zyl (Board of Deputies) and Milita Raymond and Max Elgot (The Passage). Photo: Yakir Zur

November 17, 2022, 11:01 am

MPs help Westminster homeless for unique Mitzvah Day project

This weekend's annual day of good deeds shows the best of our faith communities,' says Labour MP Tulip Siddiq.

Rachel Riley at the Holocaust Educational Trust Lord Merlyn-Rees event on 22 January 2019

November 17, 2022, 7:30 am

Rachel Riley wins £50,000 in damages from blogger calling her ‘serial abuser’

'In the unlikely event that Sivier pays the £50k the court has awarded, any money I may receive will go to charity as has always been the plan' Riley says

By Jotam Confino in Israel

Wes Streeting MP speaking at Enough Is Enough - Demonstration against antisemitism.

Photo Credit: Marc Morris

May 4, 2022, 1:07 pm

Streeting most senior Labour figure to visit Israel under Starmer

EXCLUSIVE: The shadow health secretary will take part in a biomedical conference and learn more about Israeli tech during visit next week.

By Justin Cohen and Sabrina Miller

March 29, 2022, 3:43 pm

Wes Streeting: ‘Leadership plans? Don’t underestimate my loyalty to Keir’

Shadow health secretary on his party's prospects at the upcoming local elections, the likelihood of his leader becoming the next prime minister and coping with cancer.

By Lee Harpin

January 8, 2020, 10:05 am

OPINION: If you care about future of Jews in Labour – don’t sit this fight out

National Secretary of the Jewish Labour Movement urges you to join before 20th January to have a say in the party's leadership election

By Peter Mason

Oliver Dowden, Holly Kal-Weiss, and Stephen Barrett,

November 14, 2019, 2:21 pm

General Election 2019: Who’ll win Herts and minds?

Tory hopeful Oliver Dowden says he takes nothing for granted, as he looks to keep hold of his majority in a seat which includes Bushey, Borehamwood and Radlett communities

By Jenni Frazer

Councillor Bob Murray (Credit: Denbighshire Council), right comment (Credit: Facebook)

October 21, 2019, 10:44 am

Labour councillor cleared over Hitler post after ‘evidence’ of hacking

North Wales Police discovered 'no evidence' the councillor was author of a Facebook comment saying the Nazi dictator 'had the right idea' about travellers

By Mathilde Frot

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell. Photo credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

October 11, 2019, 2:09 pm

Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell will stand down if Labour lose next election

Shadow Chancellor makes remarks during interview with former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell for GQ magazine

By Jewish News Reporter

Chris Williamson outside the Birmingham Civil Justice Centre on Thursday (Photo credit: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

October 11, 2019, 10:39 am

Norfolk church cancels Chris Williamson speaking event

Church cancels event over possibility 'it could be detrimental' after community concerns

Tracy-Ann Oberman (Credit: Wikimedia Commons, www.commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39348760)

October 8, 2019, 12:05 pm

Jeremy Corbyn’s son and Tracy Ann Oberman clash after actress mocks his father

Actress and Jeremy Corbyn's son Tommy clashed on Twitter after Oberman criticised the Labour leader

By Mathilde Frot

Nick Robinson speaking at the HET dinner.

October 8, 2019, 10:22 am

Nick Robinson tells Holocaust Educational Trust: Jewish MPs are being driven out

The BBC presenter warned “politicians are being targeted and driven out of their political homes for being Jewish” and issued a scathing condemnation of Chris Williamson.

By Richard Ferrer

October 7, 2019, 1:37 pm

British citizenship test questions do not reflect society, Lord Dubs claims

Questions posed to applicants 'do not on the whole seem to me to reflect the society we live in,' the Labour peer wrote

By Mathilde Frot

October 7, 2019, 10:01 am

Kol Nidre motion on Dame Louise Ellman ‘ruled out of order’

The motion tabled for the evening of Kol Nidre has been ruled out of order, it is understood

By Mathilde Frot

October 4, 2019, 12:43 pm

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye – the Brexit challenge ahead

Sir Martin Sorrell, Sir Lloyd Dorfman and other leading industry experts reflect on short and long term impacts of what a deal – or no-deal – means for British businesses

By Candice Krieger

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