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Who is Andy Slaughter, UK's Labour Party's new anti-Israel Solicitor General? - explainer

Ultimately, Slaughter’s elevation to the role of Solicitor General places an official with a long-standing record of critical positions on Israel into a key governmental advisory post.

Britain's Member of Parliament (MP) Andy Slaughter speaks during the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, June 21, 2023.
Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, arrives for a radio interview on LBC's "Tonight with Andrew Marr", in London, Britain, July 2, 2026.

Britain's new prime minister Andy Burnham vows to end years of instability

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

Labour MP and challenger for Leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham, arrives at Millbank studios in Westminster, central London, on July 2, 2026.

UK Jewish groups express concern as the likely next PM Andy Burnham criticizes Israel over Gaza


'Secret arms embargo’: UK stalls military sales to Israel - Daily Mail

The pause also prevents military radios and body armor from being sent to Israel at a time when Iran's attack is considered imminent.

 FILE PHOTO: Britain's new foreign secretary, David Lammy, is pictured at a meeting in Beirut, Lebanon in January 12, 2024.

UK acting against justice by dropping ICC objections — Israeli official

On the ICC submission... I can confirm the government will not be pursuing (the proposal) in line with our long-standing position that this is a matter for the court to decide on, says spokesperson.

 BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Sir Keir Starmer chairs the first meeting of his cabinet at 10 Downing Street on Saturday.

UK to resume UNRWA funding, says controversial aid org. will ensure neutrality

The foreign secretary said the government will now provide £21 million in new funding and that UNRWA had taken steps to “ensure it meets the highest standards of neutrality."

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TV and UNRWA schoolbooks teach Palestinian children to hate Israel and the Jews, the writer asserts.

Despite landslide victory, there may be trouble ahead for UK government - opinion

Despite Starmer’s largely successful efforts to disempower the hard Left within his party to make it electable after the Corbyn years, a sizeable rump of pro-Corbynites remains.

 NEWLY ELECTED BRITISH MPs gather in the House of Commons Chamber for a group photo in London, last week. For one bloc of voters, a foreign war 3,000 miles away was more important than all the usual domestic concerns, the writer says.

British FM Lammy calls for Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, along with two-state solution

Lammy also spoke about the Labour government’s opposition to Israeli West Bank settlement activity and its commitment to a reformed Palestinian Authority.

British Foreign Minister David Lammy meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, 14 July 2024

Ex-UK Labour MP: No Palestinian state until Israel's security guaranteed

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Zvika Klein.

 Dame Louise Ellman appears on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.

Keir Starmer’s gov’t expected to drop Netanyahu’s ICC challenge - report

The UK has until Friday to submit a fall claim, but the Guardian reported it was unlikely to go ahead with the filing.

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.

Calls to violence, BDS, Hamas ties: New UK MPs take hardline anti-Israel stances

A handful of new British MPs place support for Gaza as their top priority, wear keffiyehs, and shun Israel. One has a brother who founded an Islamist pro-Hamas org.

AN ANTI-ISRAEL protest takes place outside a Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea, in Manchester, in February. A Henry Jackson Society poll shows that one-third of British Muslims want implementation of Sharia law in the UK.

Despite Labour Party win, MPs lose seats to pro-Palestinian opponents

In four areas with a large percentage of Muslim constituents, seasoned Labour MPs lost their seats to independent candidates running on pro-Palestinian campaigns.

Britain's Shadow Paymaster General, Jonathan Ashworth, delivers his keynote speech on the final day of the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, October 11, 2023

Time for change: A new prime minister in No. 10 Downing Street - comment

Now, after 14 years, the time for change has come again, and Brits will be governed by a Labour government for the foreseeable future.

A PUB FESTOONED with England’s flag on election day in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, yesterday.