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    Israel president accuses BBC of ‘atrocious coverage’ of Hamas-Israel war

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Israel’s president has accused the BBC of “atrocious” coverage of the Hamas-Israel conflict following the corporation’s decision not to refer to Hamas as a terrorist organisation. In an interview with the Daily Mail, […] More

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    Rishi Sunak calls for ‘calm and cool’ response to Gaza hospital blast

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has called for a “calm and cool” response to the blast at a Gaza hospital as the government committed to publish an assessment of who was behind the blast. The prime […] More

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    Tory candidate condemned over sweary ‘can you feed your kids?’ food bank post

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The Conservative candidate for the looming by-election in Tamworth suggested some parents using food banks to feed their children should “f*** off”. Andrew Cooper reportedly shared a post on Facebook arguing that people […] More

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    Keir Starmer calls for Hamas to release British hostages immediately

    Sir Keir Starmer called for Hamas to release British hostages immediately as he spoke at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 18 October.Around 200 people are believed to have been taken hostage by terrorists after an attack on Israel on 7 October.Rishi Sunak told Parliament that at least 10 Britons are missing.Britons Noam Sagi, 53, and Sharon Lifschitz, 52, have said their elderly parents were among the hostages.Sir Keir told Parliament: “If Hamas had a single concern for human life, for the safety of the Palestinian people, then they would never have taken these hostages.” More

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    SNP leader’s wife says family injured in Gaza drone attack

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The wife of SNP and Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf said three of her young cousins in Gaza were injured in an Israeli drone strike. Nadia El-Nakla said her two-year-old cousin received the worst […] More

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    Watch as Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs amid backdrop of Gaza crisis

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch as Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer go head-to-head in the House of Commons, as Prime Minister’s Questions returns on Wednesday 18 October. Parliament is back to business as party conference season […] More