“Palestine has become the defining test of whether Labour still believes that international law applies equally to everyone.”
Continue reading “Kim Johnson MP: Learning the Lessons of Starmerism Must Begin with Palestine”
“Despite acknowledging the Court’s findings, two years on, the Government has still not formally responded or taken the steps required to meet its legal and moral obligations. Further delay is simply indefensible.”
Continue reading “MPs demand government act in line with ICJ’s advisory opinion on Israel”
“Palestine is not just a foreign policy question. It is a question of the world we want to build.”
Peter Leary of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign spoke at Stop the War’s recent International Anti-War Conference. You can read his speech below.
Continue reading “Continue to fight for a world where Palestine is free – Peter Leary”
Bezalel Smotrich’s measures to extend Israeli property law into the West Bank are a continuation of a decades-long project to dispossess Palestinians and preclude statehood, argues Hugh Lanning
Continue reading “Palestine’s never ending Nakba”
“Let us recommit ourselves to standing up for inalienable human rights of all women around the world.”
Fran Heathcote spoke at a recent online ‘Women for Palestine’ event on Monday 9 March. You can read her speech in full below.
Continue reading “Stand up for the women of Palestine – Fran Heathcote”
“Are Palestinian women not just like you and me? Are Iranian women and children not deserving of dignity like you and me?”
Apsana Begum MP spoke at a recent online ‘Women for Palestine’ rally on Monday 9 March as part of solidarity events organised with International Women’s Day. Read an edited version of her speech or watch the event in full.
Continue reading “Sisterhood means standing with all women, including Palestinians – Apsana Begum MP”
“This blatant land grab is yet another attempt to drive Palestinians from their homes and expand illegal Israeli settlements. It amounts to the de facto annexation of the West Bank and is in clear violation of international law.”
Richard Burgon MP and Imran Hussain MP’s letter to the Foreign Secretary
Continue reading “Sanctions on Israel over West Bank Annexation Plan – Richard Burgon MP and Imran Hussain MP write to Foreign Secretary”
On International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, HUGH LANNING warns that the US-led “Comprehensive Plan” entrenches decades of Western complicity in Israel’s domination and denial of Palestinian land and rights
Continue reading “In Palestine the victim has been found guilty”
“Today the Labour movement stood on the right side of history and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, sending a clear message to the Labour leadership: we will not remain silent on the crime of genocide.” – Maryam Eslamdoust, TSSA General Secretary
Continue reading “Labour votes to acknowledge Israel’s genocide in Gaza”The following model contemporary motion for Labour Party Conference taking place 28th September – 1st October 2025 is supported by Labour and Palestine.
Labour Party members are encouraged to propose the motion at their appropriate Constituency Labour Party meeting for submission to the conference.
CLPs can submit either one contemporary motion or one rule change by 5pm on Thursday 11th September.
Six motions from the CLP section can be debated at Conference, as well as six motions supported by affiliates. CLPs that decide to submit a contemporary motion must wait until the publication of that report before submitting.
More info on submitting motions can be found on the Labour Party website here.
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Meaningful action to end atrocities in Palestine
Conference notes:
Conference believes:
Accordingly, conference calls on the government to:
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