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Starmer promises extra powers to charity commission to tackle extremism in speech marred by Mandelson scandal
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (797+ words) Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister's position was "untenable' The prime minister has promised to give the Charity Commission additional powers to crack down on charities that promote extremism. Starmer made his comments as part of a long-scheduled speech on…...
Education sector failing to recognise antisemitism when ‘cloaked in activism’, says former Ofsted chief
6+ day, 49+ min ago (564+ words) Remarks come days after watchdog cleared school that blocked a visit from pro-Israel MP Damien Egan A former Ofsted chief'has warned about a "worrying lack of recognition of antisemitism in the education sector" days after the watchdog'cleared'a school that blocked…...
UK ‘to ban IRGC’ following EU proscription
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (657+ words) A government source told the JC "we've been saying this for ages' as the Home Office confirmed it would introduce legislation to take action against groups like the Iranian paramilitary The UK is reportedly preparing to introduce a ban on…...
UK Government rejects calls to proscribe IRGC
3+ week, 3+ day ago (603+ words) Business Secretary Peter Kyle insisted that ministers had extended sanctions against Tehran "to the full extent we can" The UK Government has refused calls to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation amid a state crackdown…...
Decade-old Palestinian flag ban should still stand, Scottish Jewish leaders insist
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (644+ words) Their complaints follow a flag-raising ceremony hosted by Glasgow City Council at its chambers Jewish community leaders in Scotland have voiced dismay after Glasgow City Council hosted a Palestinian flag-raising ceremony at its city chambers claiming a pledge by a…...
Mahmood’s asylum shake-up will cause ‘lasting harm’ to refugees, Jewish charity fears
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (496+ words) We have to wonder what such policies would have meant for Jewish refugees who arrived here, HIAS+JCORE said Radical Home Office reforms'to the UK asylum system'will cause "lasting harm" to refugee communities,'a Jewish humanitarian charity that works with…...
British rabbis praise NHS for treating critically ill children from Gaza
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (618+ words) More Palestinian children expected to arrive in the UK for specialist treatment Two leading British rabbis have welcomed the arrival of critically ill Palestinian children from Gaza to the UK for specialist NHS treatment, calling it an act of compassion…...
Home Secretary confirms UK will take in refugees from Gaza
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (504+ words) Yvette Cooper said the government was working to bring over injured children and their family members, as well as a number of students on scholarships The UK will take in a number of'students and'injured children from Gaza as refugees, Home…...
Hastings PSC criticised for ‘Wanted’ posters targeting Labour MP
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (807+ words) Jane Prinsley is the Investigations Correspondent at the'Jewish Chronicle. You can reach her at [email protected] Fellow MPs and local Jewish residents condemn "misogynistic bullying" of Helena Dollimore over Gaza A local branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has been…...