Starmer ‘deeply concerned’ Middle East is ‘on the brink’ following Iranian missile attack
Keir Starmer has said he is “deeply concerned” the Middle East is “on the brink” after Iran launched…
Lebanon
Defence Secretary Healey to chair Cobra meeting on Israel-Lebanon fighting
Defence Secretary John Healey has left the Labour Conference early in order to chair an emergency meeting on…
‘Why quitting councillors are misguided about Israel – and should stay in Labour’
LabourList has run a series of pieces offering different views on the conflict in Israel and Palestine, its…
The UK should lead the call for an independent inquiry into the Beirut port explosion
Following three days of frantic searching through the rubble at the port of Beirut, rescue teams finally gave…
The people of Beirut need our help, and quickly
It was an early Tuesday evening when a massive explosion rocked Beirut, killing at least 180 people and…
“We need to get help to the people of Lebanon right now,” says Labour
Lisa Nandy has said that “we need to get help to the people of Lebanon right now” and…
David Miliband: Eastern Aleppo has become a bloody graveyard
This is the statement published yesterday by David Miliband, president and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee,…
UK must prioritise children’s safety in humanitarian crises
We’ve all been moved by the distressing images of refugee children arriving in Europe, having made perilous journeys…
The USA and UK are about to fall straight into the ISIS trap
Just a few months ago, it was common for many analysts to be dismissive of ISIS because of…
A more isolationist Britain would end up repeating the mistakes of Rwanda 20 years ago
20 years ago this week, a genocide began in Rwanda that killed over 800,000 people. It took only…
