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UK Reform party leader Nigel Farage defeats main opponent Count Binface to return to parliament

Farage, one of Britain's leading Brexit campaigners, in a highly unusual move, did not turn up at the vote count in the southern English seaside resort of Clacton.

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Britain's Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage visits The Ship, on the day of voting in the Clacton by-election, triggered by his own resignation, in Kirby Le Soken, Essex, Britain, August 13, 2026.
While the movement to boycott Israel has called for divestment since 2005, advocacy has ramped up in many places in the last two years during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

UK lawmakers demand full arms embargo and settlement trade ban on Israel

Eighty UK MPs and peers urged the new prime minister to impose a full arms embargo, sanction Israel and ban trade linked to Israeli settlements.

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Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, arrives for a radio interview on LBC's "Tonight with Andrew Marr", in London, Britain, July 2, 2026.

Britain's new prime minister Andy Burnham vows to end years of instability

Burnham pledged to use his premiership as a "circuit-breaker for Britain," arguing that a new model was needed to rebuild the country, which has been in political turmoil since 2016.

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Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

“If settlements are illegal, why have we not made an outright ban on trade? What exactly is it that we’re waiting for?” said Abtisam Mohamed, a Labour politician.

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Three UK Labour members quit party due to antisemitism controversy

"I always said it was worth hanging on to fight so long as there was a prospect of winning. I now don't believe with this leadership there is," wrote Triesman.

JULY 9, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn

Amid Brexit, Britain reexamines its stance on involvement in the Mideast

“In Jerusalem, the center of three great faiths, we are historically connected and will be for many years perhaps centuries to come.”

JULY 4, 2019ByHANNAH GAL
Anti-Brexit supporters protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, April 1, 2019

IDF reservists hold event for first time in UK Parliament

A delegation of reservists presented to the dozens Members of Parliament and British diplomats gathered the Israeli view of daily life in the IDF and the struggles against terror organizations.

JUNE 13, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF reservists attend an event in British Parliament held by Israeli organization, "My Truth"

Here And There: Whither democracy?

It is difficult not to question the democracy of a state that gives its voters the right to make a decision and then allows the Parliament to attempt to overturn that decision.

JUNE 12, 2019ByBRENDA KATTEN
‘ISRAEL’S ELECTORAL system results in a situation whereby the “tail wags the dog.”’

Anti-Brexit online petition crashes UK parliament site

The petition reached two million signatures on Saturday.

MARCH 24, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN
NOT FOR much longer. A man protests against Brexit in London.