Chair of LibDems friends of Palestine expresses frustration at Starmer wanting closer ties with the EU but not being in the Customs Union and Single Market Then asks Labour, whatever path they go on from here, to address inequality in this country and to avoid division

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Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators in Nicholas Kristof’s article in the New York Times. Difficult to read, but the world needs to know. #PalestinianPrisoners www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...

Green Futures Solutions at the University of Exeter are looking to create the Climate Change Institute, which will be the largest in the UK, therefore providing many jobs. I had a very productive conversation with Stuart Brocklehurst, the Director of Business Engagement and Innovation.

🇮🇱Declassified researched two years of reporting by seven British media outlets and found only 16 mentions of the phrase Israel lobby without speech marks👇 www.declassifieduk.org/why-dont-uk-...

Statement below from the Palestine Solidarity Movement and its partners who organise the London peace marches. #SupportThePeaceMarches #Palestine 🇵🇸 #SilenceIsComplicity

“We know of no evidence that peaceful protest against Israeli actions and against UK support for those actions has a significant effect on the level of violence against Jews…Banning demonstrations will not reduce the power of the drivers of violence.” Campain www.campain.org/post/banning...

The underreported peace marches we’ve supported throughout the Gaza genocide alongside our Jewish friends have not promoted terrorism or violence against Jews. Jews, Christians, Moslems, people of no faith protest AGAINST race hate & violence. It suits Starmer to stifle his critics & free speech.

“I write in fear and in exhaustion..” A vivid and moving account of what life is like in Gaza right now by engineer and writer Asem Alnabih #Gaza #Palestine #SilenceIsComplicity #SanctionIsrael

Proud to see this photo of one of our @LDFPalestine stalwarts circulating widely on social media. We’ll march on together whatever #KeirStarmer does to curb our freedom to speak up peacefully for human rights & international law. #SupportPeaceMarches #SilenceIsComplicity @libdems.org.uk #Palestine

Laura Kuenssberg, "Do you agree with Prime Minister that chanting globalise the intifada is racist?" Zack Polanski, "No, I don't think that is correct" "It's important we have freedom of speech and freedom of protest"

The attack in Golders Green and rising antisemitism are unacceptable. But collective blame on Muslim communities and pro-Palestine activism is wrong. We reject collective guilt for all communities and call for fairness and responsibility.

"On World Press Freedom Day, Palestinian journalists Nidal Al Wahidi and Haitham Abdul Wahed have remained missing for 939 days, with no reliable information available regarding their whereabouts or health condition"(Quds news network) #Palestine #Gaza

“They don’t want me to learn like other children around the world.” Heartbreaking to hear from the Palestinian children in the #WestBank prevented by Israeli settlers from attending school. CNN reports👇 Where is the global outcry?? #SilenceIsComplicity #Palestine #Gaza

Wouldn’t it be good if critics of the Palestine marches listened to the many Jewish participants, like Stephen Kapos 👇. Which of the politicians complaining has actually BEEN on a march? #SupportThePeaceMarches #SilenceIsComplicity

Why has the world lost sight of the suffering of Palestinians? @anniekelly.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

Statement by the Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine on the Golders Green attack. #StopAllRaceHate #SupportPeaceMarches @libdems.org.uk @ldfpalestine.bsky.social

Norway’s Refugee Council’s report documents gender-based and sexualised violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in contexts where Israeli forces were present and did not prevent or halt the violence, nor effectively investigate the abuses. Info link: x.com/nrc_norway/s...

“Under cover of the war he launched with Trump, Netanyahu’s war cabinet is committing international war crimes in #Gaza, #WestBank & #Lebanon. @libdems.org.uk Foreign Spokesperson @calummillerld.bsky.social demands serious action from the UK Govt (21/04/26) #BanALLsettlementtrade #SanctionIsrael

Excellent @libdemvoice.org piece on the Govt’s weaselish attempts to limit public protest. 👉 www.libdemvoice.org/the-labour-t... @libdems.org.uk & friends will attend the London peace march for Palestine on 16th May. All pro peace & justice welcome to join us. Email for info: [email protected]

Yesterday in Parliament Lib Dem MPs Calum Miller, Munira Wilson, Monica Harding and Will Forster called for immediate Govt action to confront the “immoral and illegal Israeli Govt-sponsored” violence & settlement expansion in the West Bank. @libdems.org.uk #SanctionIsrael #BanALLSettlementTrade

Israeli soldiers using sexual assault to force Palestinians out of West Bank, report says

On the first anniversary of the death of Pope Francis, one of his last wishes - to convert his popemobile into a mobile clinic for children and send it to war-torn Gaza - is still waiting to be granted. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This whole Mandelson mess started with Starmer trying to flatter and appease Trump. If the Prime Minister had stood firm with our allies instead, he might not be in this mess now.

I was pleased to meet with Cancer Research UK in Westminster Hall earlier, who were highlighting the cross-party support for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill currently going through Parliament.

Lovely to see @libdempeers.bsky.social is active. Do give them a follow to keep up to date on the work we are doing in the Lords.

They certainly do…

Trump, Putin, Farage… your boy took a hell of a beating. Congratulations to the people of Hungary for showing that populist extremists can be defeated – even despite Donald Trump’s best efforts.

FAO @markpackuk.bsky.social A few potential updates for you:

Only 5% think Brexit has worked. Two-thirds of Gen Z want a rejoin referendum. The Brexit settlement is dying in real time - and the only party honest enough to say so is the Liberal Democrats. Closer to Europe. Stronger at home. It really isn’t complicated.

Delighted that Orban lost - even more so that it was a landslide victory. No doubt the Hungarians were desperate to rid themselves of him and his cronies. Here’s hoping Magyar will stick to his promise of better relations with the EU and cleaner politics. A hopeful night for European politics

Starmer’s record of complicity in Israel’s war crimes since he came to power is not encouraging.

After Trump's latest shocking threats, Keir Starmer faces a choice. Withdraw US access now to UK air bases, or risk letting British soil be used to commit war crimes.

The tolerance of Israeli war crimes in recent years by Starmer and others has sadly paved the way for Trump to say he couldn’t care if he commits war crimes. Bleak days for international law.

We've raised a complaint with the Met Police about their off-duty officer who called an @aljazeera.com Palestinian journalist a “dog” 👉 https://icjpalestine.pulse.ly/0eyifzoccy Police officers must act fairly, professionally, and without bias. They should not verbally abuse members of the public

We have warned from the start that the UK has to avoid being dragged into another war in the Middle East. Starmer must now let Parliament vote on the terms of the agreement with the US for their use of UK bases. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

This law is an affront to decency, fairness and the rule of law. Discriminating against Palestinians contravenes Israel's obligations under international law. UK must call for the Israeli Government to revoke this discriminatory and inhumane legislation. news.sky.com/story/israel...

Easter for Gaza’s Christians #Gaza #Palestine www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

A strategy ‘to make life intolerable’: Israeli settlers are driving Christians out of West Bank. #WestBank #Palestine #SanctionIsrael www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Threatening war crimes and mocking Islam isn't a sign of strength, it's a sign of weakness. The PM should rule out UK forces and airfields being used for any attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure. What more will it take for Starmer to call off the Royal Visit Trump craves?

When a state applies the law differently for two groups of people, we name it for what it is: apartheid. This brutal news is just the latest piece in a towering pile of evidence that Israel operates a violent system of apartheid.

Getting around is becoming unaffordable and families are paying the price. Trump’s war in Iran is pushing up fuel costs. While the Tories & Reform cheer on the chaos, the Lib Dems are calling for emergency action: cut fuel duty by 10p, cap bus fares at £1 and cut rail fares by 10%.

We must get ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz to prevent a cost-of-living catastrophe, but we shouldn’t deploy Navy vessels just because Trump says so. The UK should table an emergency resolution at the UN Security Council to get the Strait open. www.ft.com/content/1ca6...

"Every bomb that is dropped on Iran – and dropped by Iran on its neighbours – will create ripples that spread far and wide. The Prime Minister – and those who would cheerlead us into another war in the Middle East – would be wise to reflect upon that legacy." @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social

Rather than concentrate on the wildfire war he's just started, Trump is spending his time on the phone with British journalists slagging off Keir Starmer. Their dictation skills turn out to be excellent www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/lab...

“Military victories create the next generation of hatred…leaving far more wounded & extremists. This is not shallow pacifist naivety, but sober reading of what happens to societies addicted to power & recognise no language other than that of force.” Abraham Burg observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Calling @libdems.org.uk attending Spring Conference in York this weekend! Concerned or confused by the direction of world events? Don’t miss this stimulating, challenging fringe session with journalist Peter Oborne in conversation with Layla Moran. #SilenceisComplicity @ldfpalestine.bsky.social

Great news today: we were told that @libdems.org.uk have written to the Minister for Women and Equalities regarding the EHRC and Supreme Court ruling. Urging the Minister to appoint a joint committee of cross-party MPs and peers to conduct post-legislative scrutiny of both the

The Mandelson Files released today are damning. The fact that Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson knowing that he had continued a relationship with Jeffery Epstein after his conviction in 2008 shows serious lack of judgement. This release is only the beginning of this scandal for the Government.