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UK's PM Starmer recalls cabinet from summer break to discuss 'Gaza situation'

The move to recall Starmer's cabinet of ministers for next Sunday, currently in recess until September 1, came after the possible recognition of a Palestinian State.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement on Defence spending at Downing Street on February 25, 2025 in London, England.
 Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023.

UK planned secret relocation for thousands of Afghans after data leak

 Supporters of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action scuffle with police officers outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.

Palestine Action demonstrators defy UK proscription, protesting outside parliament hours after vote

 A view of a house in Kibbutz Be’eri that was burned in the October 7 Hamas massacre, on December 7, 2023

UK Parliamentary Group presents the unvarnished truth on October 7 - opinion


Jenrick: Disbar Hamas lawyers who appealed to remove group from terrorism list

Conservative shadow justice secretary and Newark MP Robert Jenrick said on social media on Sunday that he had reported Riverway law attorney Fahad Ansari for his support of Hamas and jihad.

 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. February 4, 2025.

British MP: 'Murderous IDF holding two million Gazans hostage'

He also added that the "actions of the far-right Israeli Government can no longer be described as self-defense."

 Andrew George, Liberal Democrat candidate for the St. Ives seat, poses for a photograph in the constituency of St. Ives, U.K., on Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Two British MPs denied entry to Israel due to 'intention to spread hate speech'

The passengers claimed to be part of an official delegation visiting Israel on behalf of the British parliament, however, this turned out to be untrue.

 ILLUSTRATION: Abitsam Mohamed and Yuan Yang, Ben-Gurion Airport

At least 53 British MPs sign motion backing sanctions against Israel

More than 50 UK MPs back a motion calling for sanctions on Israel over its military actions in the West Bank and alleged violations of international law.

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

British MP accuses Israeli deputy FM of secretly filming Knesset meeting

The footage of Thornberry, an MP for Islington South, Finsbury, and De Beauvoir, was published on Tuesday without her consent, an act which she called "unacceptable." 

Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales Emily Thornberry speaks to delegates on the third day of the Labour Party conference on October 10, 2023 in Liverpool, England.

Pro-Palestinian rioters appear in UK court over attack on Israeli Elbit site

Seven protesters face charges after a violent action against Israeli defense firm Elbit in the UK, causing £1M in damages.

 Police officers keep watch as campaigners queue to lobby MPs in Parliament ahead of a debate to hold a vote for a ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, February 21, 2024.

UK’s Labour gov’t hasn’t decided on its ICC position regarding Israel

The ICC has had an ongoing investigation into any alleged crimes within its jurisdiction committed on Palestinian territory and by Palestinians on the territory of Israel since 2021.

 THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court in The Hague.

UK set to consider parliament debate on Palestinian visa program

British committee set to discuss Palestinian visa program after a petition received more than 100,000 signatures. 

 A woman cooks, as displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes shelter in a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, March 6, 2024.

Vehemently anti-Israel figure George Galloway sworn into UK Parliament

“This is for Gaza,” he opened his acceptance speech Friday morning, accusing the opposition Labour Party of “enabling, encouraging and covering” Israeli actions in the war in Gaza.

 Ziad al-Zaza, then-economy minister in the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, displays cash he received from British politician George Galloway (left) during the latter’s visit to Gaza City in 2009.

UK PM Sunak: We will not bend to 'intimidation' on Gaza ceasefire votes

Parliament descended into chaos on Wednesday night as tensions flared over a vote on whether to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and the exact language to use.

People demonstrate on the day of a vote on the motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in London, Britain, February 21, 2024.

London police: ‘From river to sea’ chant in public protest not criminal

“A genocide chant about Jewish people was projected onto Big Ben last night whilst we heard of reports of Labour MPs feeling intimidated and threatened by pro-Palestine mobs,” wrote Chris Rose.

 Protesters at a pro-Palestinian rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, push the state to divest from Israel in the wake of the war in Gaza, Nov. 19, 2023.