UK Elections

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic will not stop it from sinking - opinion

If Lammy is dumb, Starmer is toast. The knight in shining armor riding to the rescue of the government is Burnham. All he has to do to replace Starmer is win in Friday’s election in Makerfield.

|ByNIGEL LITHMAN
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears on stage at Britain's Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 28, 2025.
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 Greens head Polanski calls to free convicted Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti

"Free Marwan," read a shirt with the colors of the Palestinian flag worn by Polanski, the slogan referring to the former leader of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. president Donald Trump reacts during a rally at the site of the July assassination attempt against Trump, in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, October 5, 2024.

Norway PM worried by Musk involvement in domestic politics outside of US

Elon Musk faces criticism for meddling in foreign politics, warning of the dangers of his vast influence from both Norway and Germany.

|ByREUTERS
NEWLY ELECTED BRITISH MPs gather in the House of Commons Chamber for a group photo in London, last week. For one bloc of voters, a foreign war 3,000 miles away was more important than all the usual domestic concerns, the writer says.

Despite landslide victory, there may be trouble ahead for UK government - opinion

Despite Starmer’s largely successful efforts to disempower the hard Left within his party to make it electable after the Corbyn years, a sizeable rump of pro-Corbynites remains.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER

UK's Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak underscore Israel ties to win Jewish vote

Both candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak promise to counter Iran’s nuclear ambitions, secure a UK-Israel free trade deal, fight BDS.

AUGUST 17, 2022ByISLA-ROSE DEANS/THE MEDIA LINE
Candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss take part in the BBC Conservative party leadership debate at Victoria Hall in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Britain July 25, 2022.

Liz Truss: As PM, I would consider moving embassy to Jerusalem

Rishi Sunak, the other Conservative candidate, would seek a longer, stronger Iran Deal and more work to bring more countries into the Abraham Accords.

AUGUST 7, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss speaks at a hustings event, part of the Conservative party leadership campaign, in Eastbourne, Britain, August 5, 2022.

FACTBOX – The views of the frontrunners to succeed UK's Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Lizz Truss headline the race to replace the PM.

JULY 12, 2022ByREUTERS
Then Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks during a news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, Britain March 17, 2020.

Strong Israel-UK relations expected to continue after Boris Johnson resignation

The British prime minister has proven himself to be a great friend of Israel and of the Jewish community in the UK during his political career

JULY 7, 2022ByKEREN SETTON/ THE MEDIA LINE
BENNETT, US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson chat at the opening day of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, last November.

Ukraine-Russia War: Putin and Lukashenko to meet on Tuesday

Ukrainian civilian bodies found near Kyiv • Russia to call up conscripts from 10 years ago • Russian rockets destroy Dnipro airport

APRIL 10, 2022ByAARON REICH, GADI ZAIG, REUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow

Twitter suspends Jewish account key to UK Labour defeat

The anonymous account suspended by Twitter, GnasherJew, was a leading source of allegations of Antisemitism against the UK Labour Party and its then-leader Jeremy Corbyn during the 2019 election.

APRIL 1, 2021ByMICHAEL STARR
Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018

Trump derides doctors as COVID surges, Biden: Trump 'giving up' on virus

A record surge of cases is pushing hospitals to the brink of capacity. The news pushed Wall Street to its worst week since March, undercutting one of Trump's main arguments for re-election.

OCTOBER 31, 2020ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden debate in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday.

UK Labour General Secretary Formby resigns after antisemitism report leak

Current Labour Party leader Sir Keir Stamer praised Formby's "commitment" in the midst of a "period of political upheaval."

MAY 5, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018

Beyond Corbyn: UK-Israel relations

Like the UK, the State of Israel too can say thank you for small mercies and look forward to a period of shalom with like-minded people here in the UK.

JANUARY 2, 2020ByIAN PAISLEY
BRITAIN’S PRIME Minister Boris Johnson and Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn walk through the Commons Members Lobby after the Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament ceremony at the Palace of Westminster in London in December.

Did Corbyn’s antisemitism cost Labour the elections?

For the Jewish community, December’s snap elections were about the Labour leader’s legitimization of antisemitism.

DECEMBER 27, 2019ByHANNAH GAL
Did Corbyn’s antisemitism cost Labour the elections?