9 h. ago Labour MPs put on show of solidarity with their two colleagues who were refused entry to Israel

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were joined by scores of other Labour MPs in Parliament's Westminster Hall following their return from the Middle East.

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9 h. ago Two Labour MPs denied entry to Israel speak out in powerful Commons moment

Labour MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were forced to abort their visit to the occupied West Bank over the weekend after being detained and denied entry into Israel

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11 h. ago Downing Street backs Lammy in condemnation of Badenoch after two Labour MPs barred from entering Israel

‘This is about standing up for British parliamentarians’, Downing Street said

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36 h. ago Kemi Badenoch snaps back in furious row after Tory leader defends Israel's right to refuse entry to two Labour MPs

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were detained and then deported after travelling to Israel this weekend.

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37 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says Labour 'promoted Hamas propaganda' after Israel denies two MPs entry

Israel’s decision was defended by the Tory leader

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38 h. ago Lammy and Badenoch escalate row over MPs denied entry to Israel

The Foreign Secretary criticised the Tory leader for ‘cheerleading another country for detaining and deporting two British MPs’.

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39 h. ago David Lammy accuses Kemi Badenoch of ‘cheerleading’ for Israel over Labour MPs

The Conservative leader is facing a backlash after her comments about Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed being denied entry to Israel.

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40 h. ago Tory leader Kemi Badenoch under fire after she backs Israel's right to refuse entry to two Labour MPs

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were detained and then deported after travelling to Israel this weekend.

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40 h. ago Two MPs ‘astounded’ to be denied entry to Israel returning to UK, minister says

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed have said that they are ‘astounded’ by the decision.

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43 h. ago David Lammy slams 'unacceptable' detention of two Labour MPs refused entry to Israel

The Foreign Secretary said it was 'unacceptable, counterproductive and deeply concerning' that Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were held and then deported.

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52 h. ago David Lammy says ‘deeply concerning’ two MPs refused entry to Israel

Labour MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were detained by Israeli authorities, the Foreign Secretary said.

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52 h. ago UK foreign secretary criticises Israel for denying two Labour MPs entry

David Lammy says it is ‘unacceptable’ that the parliamentary delegation had been detained and deportedThe UK’s foreign secretary has criticised Israeli authorities for denying two Labour MPs entry into the country and deporting them. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were rejected because they were suspected of plans to “document the activities of security forces and spread anti-Israel hatred”, according to a statement from the Israeli immigration ministry cited by Sky News and Politics UK. Yang, who represents Earley and Woodley in Berkshire, and Mohamed, the MP for Sheffield Central, both flew into Ben Gurion airport from Luton with their aides, according to reports. The foreign secretary, David Lammy, said in a statement on Saturday: “It is unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning that two British MPs on a parliamentary delegation to Israel have been detained and refused entry by the Israeli authorities. “I have made clear to my counterparts in the Israeli government th...

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58 h. ago King Charles will have to tone down support for net zero after Badenoch says 2050 is ‘impossible’

Constitutional expert says Tory leader’s break from political consensus over target for greenhouse gasses will require monarch to choose his words carefullyKing Charles will have to temper his public support for net zero after Kemi Badenoch broke the political consensus over the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.Senior royal sources have conceded that the 76-year-old monarch, who has spent more than half a century highlighting environmental challenges, will have to choose his words more carefully now that the Conservatives under Badenoch have said it will be impossible for the UK to hit net zero by 2050. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu dodges war crimes arrest in Hungary visit

Hungarian leader Viktor Orban quits International Criminal Court, refusing to allow arrest of Israeli leader wanted on war crimes accusations because he says it is an unfair 'political' tribunal

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4 d. ago Badenoch accused of being ‘in the pay of climate deniers’ over net zero remarks

The Conservative Party leader said last month that achieving net zero by 2050 is “impossible”.

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5 d. ago Fact check: Economic growth is forecast to slow in 2027 and 2028

Growth is not expected to go up in 2027 or 2028, although the economy will continue to grow.

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5 d. ago ‘Fantasy figure’ to claim families £3,500 poorer under Labour, says Starmer

The Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch clashed over the UK economy in the Commons.

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6 d. ago Kemi Badenoch warns free speech is at risk in Britain as the Tory leader backs the US in row over silent protests outside abortion clinics

The Tory leader said Britain 'should not be persecuting people for expressing themselves' over abortion rights.

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6 d. ago Cost of national insurance rise could fix 14m potholes, say Tories

It is the second Conservative attack this week on the national insurance rise due to come into effect on Sunday.

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6 d. ago Badenoch says boy Adolescence lead character based on was ‘not white’

Writer Jack Thorne has dismissed an online theory the race of the lead character was changed and stressed it was not based on a real case.

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