The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/british-parliament/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:12:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png British parliament | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/british-parliament/ 32 32 UK’s ex-health minister Streeting says will run to replace PM Keir Starmer https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-ex-health-minister-streeting-says-will-run-to-replace-pm-keir-starmer/ Sat, 16 May 2026 17:18:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3824788 Recently resigned minister says Labour needs 'proper' leadership contest; popular Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham also launches run, seen as favorite to unseat Starmer

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]]> British lawmaker condemned for speech invoking IDF’s ‘blood-soaked tentacles’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-lawmaker-condemned-for-speech-invoking-idfs-blood-soaked-tentacles/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 02:07:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3640254 Commentators note octopuses regularly feature in antisemitic imagery, say Shockat Adam either 'grotesquely ignorant' or 'really just a Nazi'

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]]> Iran poses significant threat to United Kingdom, British lawmakers say in new report https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-poses-significant-threat-to-united-kingdom-british-lawmakers-say-in-new-report/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:28:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3595146 UK parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee says risk from Tehran includes physical attacks, assassinations of dissidents and Jewish targets, espionage and cyber warfare

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]]> UK charges 4 anti-Israel activists over air base break-in https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-charges-4-pro-palestinian-activists-over-base-break-in/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:33:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3590083 Palestine Action members arrested for spray-painting RAF planes in protest of military support for Israel, as parliament moves to designate group as terrorist organization

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]]> UK lawmakers advance legislation to ban Palestine Action as terrorist organization https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-lawmakers-vote-to-approve-ban-of-palestine-action-as-terrorist-organization/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:39:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3589778 Measure making it a crime to belong to or support the anti-Israel group will now move to House of Lords, and will come into effect in the coming days if passed

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]]> UK announces ban on violent pro-Palestinian activist group, cites anti-terrorism laws https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-announces-ban-of-violent-pro-palestinian-activist-group-under-anti-terrorism-laws/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:23:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3582253 Members of Palestinian Action, which vandalized UK military planes last week, clash with police in London protest as home secretary unveils ban, which requires Parliament's approval

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]]> Chair of UK Oct. 7 report: ‘Denial started while the massacres were still ongoing’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/chair-of-uk-oct-7-report-denial-started-while-the-massacres-were-still-ongoing/ Fri, 09 May 2025 06:31:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3542061 Historian Andrew Roberts led a parliamentary commission aimed at gathering irrefutable proof of Hamas atrocities to ensure that in future decades 'deniers' can still be challenged

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]]> British MPs barred from Israel return home, say they’re ‘astounded’ by treatment https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-mps-barred-from-entering-israel-say-they-were-astounded-by-treatment/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:46:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3519468 Embassy in London says Labour's Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were stopped at the airport because they intended to provoke anti-Israel activities

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]]> Anti-Israel UK Labour MPs barred from entering Israel after airport interrogations https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-uk-labour-mps-barred-from-entering-israel-after-airport-interrogations/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 03:51:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3519004 Government says Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang planned to 'document Israeli security forces and spread hateful rhetoric'; British FM Lammy calls deportation 'unacceptable'

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]]> ‘This is for Gaza’: George Galloway wins UK seat after campaigning against Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-is-for-gaza-george-galloway-wins-uk-seat-after-campaigning-against-israel/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:01:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3235822 In victory speech, veteran left-winger says Keir Starmer 'will pay a high price' for backing Jewish state against Hamas, claims the Labour party leader is in the 'pocket of Israel'

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]]> UK police probing possible arson at office of pro-Israel MP https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-police-probing-possible-arson-at-office-of-pro-israel-mp/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 09:39:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3186543 Fire erupted at Mike Freer's office on Christmas Eve; parliamentarian representing large Orthodox Jewish community says it is 'one of the many threats' he has faced

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]]> British PM Sunak says he’ll visit Israel next year for its ‘landmark 75th birthday’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-pm-sunak-says-hell-visit-israel-next-year-for-its-landmark-75th-birthday/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 23:00:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=2897632 Speaking at Conservative Friends of Israel event, UK prime minister vows to 'fight very hard for the security of the Jewish state,' vote against UN resolution on ICJ probe

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]]> 2 pro-Palestinian activists squirt ketchup on Balfour statue in London, are arrested https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-pro-palestinian-activists-squirt-ketchup-on-balfour-statue-in-london-are-arrested/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 16:01:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2872878 Demonstrators tarnish effigy of former PM in Parliament to mark anniversary of 1917 declaration, in which Britain backed a Jewish homeland in Palestine

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]]> Rishi Sunak poised to become British PM as Johnson stays out of leadership race https://www.timesofisrael.com/rishi-sunak-poised-to-become-british-prime-minister-as-johnson-quits-leadership-race/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 03:47:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2857808 Conservative lawmaker set to cap stunning reversal as early as Monday afternoon, just weeks after losing previous bid to Liz Truss

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]]> Why the British public is not choosing its leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-the-british-public-is-not-choosing-its-leader/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 03:21:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2857802 Amid political turmoil, the UK is about to select a new prime minister, for the second time in weeks, but everyday voters again will not have a say

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