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Politics Home Article | Cross-Party Group Of MPs Call On PM To Sanction Netanyahu

Politics Home Article | Cross-Party Group Of MPs Call On PM To Sanction Netanyahu

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75 MPs from a variety of parties have called on the government to sanction Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Alamy) 3 min read7 min A cross-party group of 75 MPs has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to sanction Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Justice Yariv Levin over the alleged torture of Palestinian civilians. The letter to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, organised by Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan and shared with PoliticsHome, expresses “deep concern that the government has yet to sanction members of the Israeli government for the systematic torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees”.  Citing a report by UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, MPs say responsibility for “well-documented torture of Palestinian civilians lies with the government of Israel, including Prime Minister Netanyahu”.  The letter also references the decision by Israel in March to drop charges against soldiers for the alleged rape of a Palestinian detainee, a decision praised by Netanyahu, and the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessels in international waters by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).  …

Cross-party peers call for legal recognition of humanist marriages – Humanists UK

Cross-party peers call for legal recognition of humanist marriages – Humanists UK

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Peers across the chamber in the House of Lords called for legal recognition of humanist marriages in an oral question on the subject called by Baroness Thornton. Humanists UK welcomed the further calls for reform, and urges the Government to use its existing powers to legally recognise humanist marriages without delay, even in the interim while it considers wholesale marriage reform. Cross-party peers call for legal recognition of humanist marriages Labour peer Baroness Thornton, member of the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group (APPHG) asked the Government for the progress and timetable towards legal recognition of humanist marriages. Responding, Marriage Minister Baroness Levitt outlined that the Government will legally recognise humanist marriages in England and Wales as part of its wider reforms to weddings law which will take place when parliamentary time allows and stated the Government will consult on the details early this year. Replying, Baroness Thornton pushed for further clarity on the timeframe, given that it is already early 2026, and given how long humanist couples have already waited since the Government acquired the power …

Politics Home | Trump’s Claims Nato Troops “Stayed Off Front Line” In Afghanistan Spark Cross-Party Outrage

Politics Home | Trump’s Claims Nato Troops “Stayed Off Front Line” In Afghanistan Spark Cross-Party Outrage

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Minister Stephen Kinnock branded the comment “deeply disappointing” (Alamy) 3 min read2 hr Donald Trump’s claim that Nato troops “stayed a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan has sparked cross-party criticism in Westminster. Social care minister Stephen Kinnock branded the remarks “deeply disappointing”, telling Sky News he did not think there was “any basis” for the US president to make those comments.  Speaking to Fox News on Thursday, Trump said that he was “not sure” that the Nato alliance would be there for the US “if we ever needed them”. “We have never really asked anything of them,” Trump claimed, adding, “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan…and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines”. The US is the only country to have ever invoked Article 5 of Nato, which states “an armed attack against one Nato member shall be considered an attack against them all”. The UK, among other Nato allies, supported the US during the war in Afghanistan following the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001. A …

Cross-party group of US Senators push for ‘urgent action’ on rise in youth sports gambling

Cross-party group of US Senators push for ‘urgent action’ on rise in youth sports gambling

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Five US Senators, led by Republican Katie Britt and Democrat Dick Durbin, have published a letter urging action against youth gambling. Britt and Durbin have jointly led a cross-party letter with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), addressed to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It pushes for action to be taken to study and address what they call an “alarming rise” in sports gambling among young people, with a focus on possible negative impacts on teens and young adults. I joined my colleague @SenKatieBritt to send a letter to the CDC urging them to research the impacts of gambling on children. As sports gambling proliferates across the U.S., we must ensure we protect kids. — Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) January 15, 2026 “We write to urge the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study how America’s youth are being impacted by the rapid rise of sports gambling across America,” wrote the Senators. “Since the legalization of sports gambling in the United States, there …