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Gaza journalists operating under Hamas media controls were given platforms in Westminster

HJS reported that several journalists who operated within this Hamas-controlled media environment have subsequently been welcomed into Westminster as authoritative witnesses to the war.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
A journalist prepares equipment inside a vehicle in northern Gaza.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London

Miliband invoked his 60 relatives murdered in the Holocaust, then announced sanctions on Israel

Miliband invoked his 60 relatives murdered in the Holocaust, then announced sanctions on Israel

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
UK Foreign Secretary Edward Miliband.

Is the UK’s new leadership serving Islam? - opinion

With a PM and foreign minister planning to implement hostile policies toward Israel, one wonders who this government truly caters to

|ByALAN BAKER
Britain's Green Party Leader Zack Polanski leaves Broadcasting House on the day of his appearance on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show in London, Britain, May 3, 2026.

UK Green Party leader Polanski announces intention to run for Starmer's MP seat in London

Polanski told the Camden New Journal on Thursday that he will stand in a by-election for the London constituency, which he said “represents so many of the things that make London so special."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

New UK interior minister praises new finance minister amid cabinet tumult

Prime Minister Liz Truss, who initially built a cabinet of ministers loyal to her, has lost two of her most senior ministers in less than a week.

OCTOBER 19, 2022ByREUTERS
Suella Braverman arrives at Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain September 6, 2022.

Pound bounces after new UK finance minister ditches most of 'mini-budget'

As the pound bounces back, a British minister will answer an urgent question in parliament on the sacking of former finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng.

OCTOBER 17, 2022ByREUTERS
Woman holds British pound banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022

UK Labour MP's Jewish partner smeared as far-right by Al Jazeera

MP Stella Creasy accused Al Jazeera of smearing her Jewish partner and herself after they aired an edited clip of Dan Fox speaking at an event.

OCTOBER 1, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Al Jazeera logo seen in a studio [Illustrative]

What did UK Parliament look like after the Queen's death? - opinion

While parliament has been shut to all external visitors, including the press, I have had the privilege of seeing this monumental moment unfold up close.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022BySAM KAHN
‘I SAW Liz Truss step out of her civil service-provided black-tinted Range Rover, look dead ahead into a packed Westminster Hall filled with former prime ministers, and stride ahead to take her place,’ says the writer.

Liz Truss wins party elections, to replace Johnson as UK prime minister

Truss beats Rishi Sunak to become prime minister at a time when the country is facing a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022ByREUTERS
Liz Truss gestures outside the Conservative Party headquarters, after being announced as Britain's next Prime Minister, in London, Britain September 5, 2022.

Six arrested over climate protest inside British parliament

Extinction Rebellion, a group that has previously caused days of traffic chaos in central London, typically protest climate change issues.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022ByREUTERS
Extinction Rebellion activists protest inside the House of Commons in London, Britain September 2, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media.

Israeli students win international debate competition

Winners Tamar Ben Meir and Hadar Goldberg from the Tel Aviv University Debate Team took the gold at the competition's finals on Friday.

AUGUST 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tamar Ben Meir speaking at the event's finals

Jewish security organization foils terror threat against Labour MP

The Community Security Trust flagged an individual who regularly posts antisemitic and extremist far-right content online.

AUGUST 6, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
MP Ian Byrne.

UK's Boris Johnson wins confidence vote but suffers big rebellion

Such is the anger that the party triggered a challenge, forcing an anonymous vote of confidence in a leader who had once seemed unassailable.

JUNE 6, 2022ByREUTERS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, January 12, 2022.

Ukraine warns of war profiteers after UK DM's fake call from 'Ukrainian PM'

Shortly after Wallace's announcement, Ukraine's ministry of defence released a statement warning foreign governments to be wary of hoaxes by those who "seek to profit off human suffering."

MARCH 17, 2022ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace gives a statement on Ukraine, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, March 9, 2022.