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Vigil held opposite Downing Street for the hostages still held in Gaza
Hundreds of people have gathered opposite Downing Street waving Israeli flags and calling for the hostages in Gaza to be released.
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Dame Maureen Lipman: 'We will not accept the victims being turned into the villians or just into the vansihsed'
Families of hostages held by Hamas joined a rally in London to call for their release, saying the six months after the October 7 attack have been “hell”.
Colonel Richard Kemp, former commander of the British forces in Afghanistan,...
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Politics daily briefing: April 5
All latest political news as Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran said members of her family have escaped Gaza and are now in Bahrain, but are “exhausted and traumatised” after their journey.
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Parents of hostage still fighting to bring their son home from Gaza
Sunday will mark six months since Israelis were snatched away by armed Hamas terrorists and taken as hostages and human shields.
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Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israel counter protests in central London
Dozens of pro-Israel counter protesters have been demonstrating on Parliament Square in response to a pro-Palestinian march being held in central London at the same time.
Participants waved Israeli flags and chanted for the release of...
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Multiple arrests made after thousands attend Al Quds Day pro-Palestine protest
Multiple arrests have been made after thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched through central London for the annual Al Quds Day demonstration.
The protesters marched from the Home Office to Downing Street on Friday...
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White House: 'We'll be watching' if Israel makes changes
The White House has stood by Israel, providing military assistance. But changes to that support could come if Israel doesn't meet some U.S. demands.
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The calls for halting arms exports to Israel and the political implications
The Prime Minister is under growing pressure to suspend arms sales to Israel after seven aid workers were killed by an air strike in Gaza on Monday.
The victims included Britons John Chapman, James “Jim” Henderson and James Kirby,...
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Daily politics briefing - April 4
All the latest political developments in the UK as the World Central Kitchen charity has said it is calling for an independent investigation into the IDF strikes that killed seven members of its team, including three Britons, in Gaza on...
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World Central Kitchen demands independent investigation after strike
The aid organization said an attack by Israeli forces "targeted three WCK vehicles," killing seven workers.
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What Israel is doing in Gaza goes well beyond self-defence, says Green Party co-leader
What Israel is doing in Gaza goes well beyond self-defence, the Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has said.
"It seems from all of the available evidence that while, of course, Israel has the right to self-defence, what they are doing...
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Sir Ed Davey visits Hillfield Gardens in Gloucester ahead of the May local elections
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey visits Hillfield Gardens in Gloucester as he campaigns ahead of next month's local elections.
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NHS England HQ blockaded by staff in protest over the supplying of Israel's military
NHS staff blockade the entrance to NHS England's headquarters in central London demanding the cancellation of its contract with Palantir, which campaign groups say supplies advanced technology to Israel's military.
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Daily politics briefing: April 3
All the latest political updates as it is confirmed that three British aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza.
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Workers protest against NHS contract with firm linked to Israeli military
Healthcare workers have blockaded the entrance to NHS England’s headquarters to call for an end to its contract with a firm which campaigners say supplies technology to Israel’s military.
Palantir is an American software company that...
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Pro-Palestine protesters rally outside the Department of Business and Trade in London
People take part in a pro-Palestine protest, organised by London for a Free Palestine, outside the Department of Business and Trade in Old Admiralty Building, central London, calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
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Protestors take to the streets in Ireland over the war in Gaza
Thousands of protestors have taken to the streets in Dublin, Ireland over the war in Gaza.
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US doctor recounts 'heartbreaking' mission for kids in northern Gaza
A U.S. pediatrician who recently gained rare access to a children’s hospital in northern Gaza speaks out for the first time about what he witnessed.
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Irish premier tells Biden: It is possible to be for Israel and for Palestine
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has told the US President it is possible “to be for Israel and for Palestine” during a speech at a White House event for St Patrick’s Day.
He said the Irish people are “deeply troubled” by what is happening in...
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Netanyahu deems Schumer's call for new Israeli elections inappropriate
The news comes as stalled cease-fire talks are expected to resume between Israel and Hamas as the Gaza Strip faces a humanitarian crisis.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks in Washington DC
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks in Washington DC. The Taoiseach was asked repeatedly about Israel and the war in Gaza. Mr Varadkar was also asked about the US and Irish tax rates.
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Layla Moran says the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza has 'gone beyond the pale'
Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesperson Layla Moran, who is of British-Palestinian descent, said in her speech that the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza has “gone beyond the pale”.
She called for sanctions on violent Israeli settlers...
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Full: Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesperson Layla Moran speaks at the spring conference
Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesperson Layla Moran, who is of British-Palestinian descent, said in her speech that the Israeli government’s assault on Gaza has “gone beyond the pale”.
She called for sanctions on violent Israeli settlers...
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Conservatives should look in the mirror says Sir Ed Davey as he hits out at the party's extremism action plan
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says the Tory party should "look in the mirror" as he hits out at the Conservative Party donor Frank Hester's alleged comments about former Labour MP Diane Abbott.