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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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    Humza Yousaf’s mother-in-law ‘can’t take another night’ in Gaza, SNP MP says

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Humza Yousaf’s mother-in-law has said she “can’t take another night” in Gaza, an SNP MP has said. Elizabeth El-Nakla has been stuck in Gaza with her husband, Maged, since the escalation in hostilities […] 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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    MI5 warns of sharp rise in foreign states trying to steal secrets from UK firms

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email MI5 is warning businesses to protect themselves against Chinese hackers amid a “sharp rise” in aggressive action by foreign powers. Those involved in new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and synthetic […] More