Tag Archives: Israel

Trades unionists accuse MP Jones of ignoring Gaza letters

Posted on November 29, 2023 by insidecroydon

A group from the Croydon Trades Union Council has assembled this morning outside the constituency office of Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, to deliver a letter setting out its position on the conflict in Gaza. The Croydon TUC … Continue reading →

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Police pledge to arrest protestors gathered outside MPs’ homes

Posted on November 25, 2023 by insidecroydon

In a confidential Metropolitan Police letter, a senior officer lays out plans to arrest anyone who protests outside their MP’s home and also make it more difficult for constituents to lobby at their elected representatives’ offices. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading →

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Alon Schwarz’s Tantura, Ruskin House Screen Club, Dec 1

Posted on November 25, 2023 by insidecroydon
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Labour MP Reed receives written appeal from mosque leaders

Posted on November 9, 2023 by insidecroydon

It’s a simple enough question. “Members would be keen to understand why you feel that the killing of 10,328 Palestinians, including 4,237 children, can be justified as part of Israel’s self-defence.”

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Starmer’s ‘moral compass is broken’ says Labour ex-councillor

Posted on November 2, 2023 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: While the borough’s Labour MPs and councillors continue to support the party line on Israeli war crimes in Gaza, one senior member has quit with a highly critical parting shot. By STEVEN DOWNES Robert Canning, an ex-councillor described as … Continue reading →

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Demo threat sees Labour fund-raiser for MP Reed ‘postponed’

Posted on November 1, 2023 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: Major fund-raising event has been cancelled over fears of protest against shadow cabinet member by local Muslims angered by Starmer’s failure to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. By STEVEN DOWNES The Croydon Labour Party has cancelled a gala … Continue reading →

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Only one Croydon MP attended mosques’ emergency meetings

Posted on October 23, 2023 by insidecroydon

The day after 100,000 marched through the capital protesting against the ethnic cleansing conducted in Gaza, the borough’s Muslim communities staged public meetings to raise their concerns over the situation in the Middle East and rising levels of Islamophobia in … Continue reading →

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Starmer’s Labour conference left lots of unanswered questions

Posted on October 12, 2023 by insidecroydon

A party preparing for government probably wants its annual conference to be dull. But as ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, discovered among the freebie tickets and the oil industry and hunting lobbyists in Liverpool at the Labour Party conference this week, … Continue reading →

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