4 h. ago Minister defends prospect of Government meeting Israeli president in UK

Douglas Alexander said the UK must engage with Israeli as well as Palestinian authorities.

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6 h. ago Labour MPs urge Keir Starmer not to meet Israeli president during visit to London

Isaac Herzog is understood to be visiting London next week

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10 h. ago Starmer must not meet the Israeli President when he visits the UK, Labour MPs say

Isaac Herzog is expected in the UK on Wednesday and Thursday for talks with ministers, with the government on the verge of recognising an independent Palestinian state.

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15 h. ago Ministers urged not to meet Israeli president during UK visit

Isaac Herzog is understood to be visiting London next week.

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22 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: With a voice as soothing as the Psycho soundtrack Bridget Phillipson was dispatched to defend Mrs Rayner

As is the way in political scandals, a Cabinet colleague had to be 'sent out' to defend the stricken minister on the morning round of broadcast interviews.

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22 h. ago Pope Leo raises ‘tragic situation in Gaza’ during meeting with Israeli president

The pontiff reiterated the Vatican's support for a two-state solution to the decades-long Israel-Palestinian conflict

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26 h. ago Offensive graffiti sprayed at Deputy PM Angela Rayner's flat

Cabinet ministers have lined up to defend Angela Rayner

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27 h. ago Rachel Reeves declares confidence in Angela Rayner after stamp duty ‘error’

Chancellor defends deputy prime minister as more details emerge about timeline of legal adviceThe chancellor has said she has “full confidence” in Angela Rayner as more details emerged about when the deputy prime minister became aware she had underpaid tax.Rayner has referred herself to the government’s independent ethics adviser and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after making the admission. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Ministers defend Rayner in tax row as fresh property purchase details emerge

Sources close to the Deputy Prime Minister said she was given three separate pieces of legal advice before buying an £800,000 property in Hove.

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27 h. ago Israel president meets with Pope Leo XIV as Gaza offensive presses on

Pope Leo XIV has met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican

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37 h. ago Did the Prime Minister mislead the public as he defended his deputy Angela Rayner?

Keir Starmer is facing questions about whether he misled the public when he claimed Angela Rayner was the subject of a 'briefing war'.

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer backs Angela Rayner after Tory outrage over £800,000 Hove flat

Keir Starmer defended Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, saying she was a 'great story of British success', after the Tories called for a probe into her tax affairs

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer accidentally calls Angela Rayner an ‘incredible prime minister’

Keir Starmer accidentally called Angela Rayner an “incredible prime minister” as he defended his deputy.

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4 d. ago Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say

Almost 90% of leading academics on subject back resolution stating that Israel’s actions meet legal definition An overwhelming majority of members of the world’s leading genocide scholars’ association has backed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of the crime.Eighty-six percent of those who voted in the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) supported the motion. The resolution states that “Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in article II of the United Nations convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (1948).” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state, David Lammy to tell MPs

Foreign secretary to say an assessment will be carried out of whether Israel has complied with Keir Starmer’s termsDavid Lammy will tell MPs on Monday that the UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state next month, with Israel having shown no sign of meeting the government’s demands.The foreign secretary will say in a Commons statement that government officials intend to carry out a formal assessment in the coming days of whether Israel has complied with the tests set out by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, last month. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide

Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter telling its leadership to declare Israel’s offensive in Gaza a genocide and to call on UN member states to suspend arms sales to Israel.The 1,100-word letter, signed by about a quarter of the 2,000 staff of the Geneva- and New York-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), says the Israeli offensive in Gaza meets the legal threshold of genocide and that this means “arms sales, transfers and related logistical or financial support to Israeli authorities” constitutes a clear breach of international law by all those involved. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Blair joins Trump in White House talks on postwar plan for Gaza

Former UK leader involved in meeting as Israel prepares new invasion of enclave

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8 d. ago Trump holds White House talks on ‘comprehensive’ plan for Gaza

Meeting over future of besieged enclave comes as Israeli forces prepare new assault

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8 d. ago Israel's military calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’ as Washington hosts talks on post

Israeli and American officials are preparing to meet in Washington to discuss postwar Gaza

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9 d. ago Donald Trump to chair meeting on Gaza as US says it expects ‘to settle this before the end of this year’ – Middle East crisis live

US special envoy Steve Witkoff says ‘we think we’re going to settle this one way or another’ as Marco Rubio also prepares to meet Gideon Saar Continue reading...

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