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Green Party coalition ruled out by UK PM Burnham following antisemitic 'Zionism is racism' motion

“It is wrong. It is antisemitic, and this side of the House will have nothing to do with it, and we will always take the right response when it comes to any partnerships we have with other parties.”

Green Party leader Zack Polanski leaves BBC Broadcasting House following media interviews in the wake of the results in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, where he stood as an unsuccessful candidate, London, Britain, October 9, 2026.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski delivers a speech during the Green Party autumn conference at the Brighton Centre in East Sussex, Oct. 2, 2026.

UK's Green Party Jewish leader Zack Polanski loses parliamentary seat election to Labour candidate

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, September 8, 2026.

Israel must follow through on British consulate closure after Miliband sanctions - editorial

Hezbollah rockets found by the IDF during operations in the Mount Dov area in southern Lebanon, September 15, 2026.

Israel faces growing hostility around the world, going beyond its policies - opinion


Jewish UK MP married to Israeli offered security over threats

Damien Egan's husband served as a software engineer in the IDF.

Labour Party candidate Damien Egan reacts after winning the Kingswood Parliamentary by-election at Thornbury Leisure centre in Thornbury, Britain, February 16, 2024.

UK Labour leader Starmer calls for lasting ceasefire between Israel, Hamas

With Labour well ahead in the polls before an election later this year, Starmer is keen to present a united front to voters, but the conflict in Gaza has tested that unity.

 Keir Starmer at WEF annual meeting

UK Labour Party suspends second election candidate after Israel remarks

Polls indicate Labour is likely to form Britain's next government after a general election expected in the second half of this year.

Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer attend a general election campaign meeting in Harlow, Britain November 5, 2019

Jewish politician returns to UK Labour Party after leaving over antisemitism concerns 

Luciana Berger has rejoined the Labour Party after leaving over antisemitism while the party was under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.

 Luciana Berger, a member of parliament with the Independent Group, leaves a building after media interviews near Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, Britain February 21, 2019.

Somebody should ‘blow up’ Jewish conference, says disgraced UK academic

The BBC confirmed that the incident involving Sociologist Harriet Bradley is being investigated by the police.

University of Bristol

UK Labour lawmaker quits policy role over party's Gaza stance

Last week, Starmer said a ceasefire at this stage would leave Hamas with the infrastructure and capability to carry out the sort of attack it launched on Oct. 7 on Israel.

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer attend a general election campaign meeting in Harlow, Britain November 5, 2019.

UK's Labour erases apartheid claims from anti-Israel event, Corbyn irate

Renaming a Palestinian Solidarity Campaign event, to exclude accusations of apartheid against Israel, has ruffled more than a few feathers.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a protest following a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in London, Britain May 22, 2021.

Suspended UK MP Diane Abbott claims unfairness in antisemitism probe

Abbott wrote that “As a Black woman, and someone on the left of the Labour Party...I will not get a fair hearing.”

 Britain's Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn applauds after the speech of Labour party MP and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott during the Labour Party annual conference in Brighton, Britain September 22, 2019.

Political leaders across the world worried over Israel's judicial reform - Michaeli

After the Knesset passed the bill to cancel the reasonableness standard, the Labor party leader wrote in her Twitter account that she received calls from around the world.

 Israeli Labor Party leader MK Merav Michaeli is seen at a Knesset meeting, in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2023.

Glastonbury festival drops pro-Jeremy Corbyn documentary after outcry from Jewish groups

Corbyn was plagued by allegations for years that he allowed antisemitism among Labour members, leading several prominent Jewish politicians to leave the party.

Second day of the Labour party annual conference in Brighton