Conservative Party

Keir Starmer, who prioritized fighting antisemitism, becomes Britain’s PM after landslide win

Exit poll suggests Labour's Keir Starmer to become UK's next PM, with party set to win 410 seats, ending Conservative rule amid voter discontent over cost of living and political instability.

By BEN SALES/JTA
05/07/2024

Conservatives slammed for attack on Starmer's Shabbat eve tradition

Victoria Starmer, the Labour leader's wife, is Jewish, and the family keeps some Shabbat traditions such as performing kiddush and having challah. 

Rabbi Arnold Saunders.

‘We don’t want to engage with you people’: UK political candidate hounded at mosque over Gaza war

The political candidate was invited to speak at the mosque, where worshippers told him “We don’t want to engage with you people, we don’t want to engage with you justifiers of child killers.”

UK Jews favor Labour in 2024 election more than general population - poll

The rise in Jewish support for Labour, according to JPR, corresponded with a decline in support for the Conservative Party's internal turmoil.

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Suella Braverman apologizes on behalf of police for UK Jewish community feeling unsafe - report

“It was a real concern for me that police, over the last seven months, displayed a total lack of seriousness when it came to protecting the Jewish community,” she was cited as saying by the JC. 

Somaliland refugee to UK Conservative: Ali tells Israel 'We stand by you'

Israel "has a right to defend itself, and we need to get rid of this cancer that is Hamas," Ali said.

UK smoking ban for younger generations passes first parliamentary hurdle

Sunak's plan to impose some of the world's strictest anti-smoking rules has angered some members of his governing Conservative Party.

By REUTERS
17/04/2024

Ex-Tory minister probed by party after Israel dual-loyalty remarks

The Jewish Leadership Council said Thursday that it had raised the use of antisemitic tropes with the Conservative Party.  

People visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Israeli-Gaza border

After Nova survivors abused, UK MP asks: Are Jews, Israelis still welcome?

The Sharabi brothers had hoped to tell British Jews about their new non-profit for helping other October 7 survivors with therapy, and supporting them in traveling to share their own stories.

UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker who said Islamists control London's mayor

A survey conducted from Feb. 16-18 by Savanta showed that 29% of Britons believed the Conservatives had a problem with Islamophobia, the most of any major political party.

By REUTERS
24/02/2024
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