T housands of people are expected to march in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in central London as police warn that anyone showing support for Hamas or deviating from the route could face arrest. The Metropolitan Police Service will deploy more than 1,000 officers to police the demonstration, in which people willContinue Reading
A Government charter flight left Israel on Friday night with more expected to follow in the coming days. According to FlightRadar24, a Royal Air Force A400M left from Tel Aviv to Cyprus just after 10pm on Friday. The Ministry of Defence and The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) didContinue Reading
P rime Minister Rishi Sunak has said Israel has “every right to defend itself” from Hamas attacks but stressed that civilian safety must be “paramount in our minds”. Mr Sunak also said the UK was doing “everything we can to ensure the security of British citizens” after the Defence SecretaryContinue Reading
T he UK Defence Secretary has insisted Israel has the right to “go after” Hamas following an Israeli order for the evacuation of northern Gaza. Grant Shapps said Israel should act within international law, and while he appeared to stop short of explicitly endorsing the evacuation order and related tactics,Continue Reading
R ishi Sunak has called on Israel to “protect ordinary Palestinians” as it hunts down Hamas militants responsible for killing hundreds of Israelis. Downing Street confirmed the Prime Minister spoke to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday after agreeing to send Royal Navy vessels and Royal Air Force surveillanceContinue Reading
P rime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced £3 million in extra funding to protect schools, synagogues and other Jewish community buildings in the UK in response to Hamas’ attacks in Israel. The money will be given to the Community Security Trust (CST) after the group, which acts on the behalfContinue Reading
P risons are under “huge pressure”, a Government minister admitted on Thursday, following reports that judges have been told not to send some rapists and burglars to jail because they are full. Health Secretary Steve Barclay refused to confirm or deny reports that courts would not be able to jailContinue Reading
A ntisemitic incidents in the UK have increased by more than 300% since Hamas’ attack on Israel, according to a Jewish security group. The Community Security Trust (CST), which represents British Jews on issues of racism and policing, said it had recorded 89 incidents between October 7-10 that it classedContinue Reading
The Opposition leader said the “plan is there” to cut the numbers waiting for treatment by two million per year, potentially resetting it by the time a four-year term in Downing Street is over. Some 7.7 million people are currently on waiting lists for treatment in England, the highest sinceContinue Reading
S ir Keir Starmer said he would get “tough” with Labour MPs who stand in the way of his plans to rip through planning red tape to build homes and modern infrastructure. The Labour leader, who has promised to “bulldoze” his way to a new Britain, said he would standContinue Reading
