Stephen Payne

[Peter Oborne @OborneTweets]

We are being asked to accept that Keir Starmer was a principled politician who rescued Labour from oblivion before being destroyed by the media. Wrong. To understand why he fell Starmer only needs to look at the mirror. My column for Middle East Eye:

https://t.co/bVmvORJ0ia

[Howard Beckett @HowardRBeckett]

Starmer on 🇺🇸 bombing of the Mihab girls school 🇮🇷, murdering 167 children:

•Refuses to call it war crime
•Fails to acknowledge the mass murder of children
•Obfuscates & twists to ‘evacuations’

The man is for ever morally vacuous

Never forget.

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

"Francesca Albanese, la relatora de la ONU, nos acusa de ser un lobby judío que controla EEUU... por ello, hemos conseguido que no pueda entrar en EEUU, le hemos quitado todas las tarjetas de crédito y logramos que su marido fuese degradado de su puesto de trabajo"

Hillel Neuer, abogado sionista, dice estar horrorizado ante la acusación de que son un lobby que controla EEUU... para 5 minutos más tarde, admitir orgulloso que son un lobby que controla EEUU que ha conseguido arruinarle la vida a toda una Relatora de la ONU, Francesca Albanese.

Es increíble como estos sionistas se hacen la víctima a la misma vez que te cuentan entre aplausos cómo les destruyen la vida de todo aquel que esté en contra de ellos.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Left: In his resignation speech Keir Starmer says his successor will "inherit a Britain that is fairer than the one I inherited two years ago"

Right: For the first time in British legal history, four people were sentenced on the basis of a terrorism finding despite not being convicted by a jury of any terrorism offence

Under Keir Starmer, Yvette Cooper, and Shabana Mahmood, the face of terrorism in the UK is elderly retired women who hold up signs, what a tragic legacy, especially for a former director of public prosecution who should have set the gold standard of justice in the country

[John McEvoy @jmcevoy_2]

In Britain, you can lie your way to Downing Street, advocate collective punishment, arm a genocide, facilitate an illegal war - and the media will call you a decent man.

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

Keir Starmer has maintained the UK's secret military agreement with Israel throughout the genocide and during thousands of Israeli attacks on neighbours.

Try finding mentions of this agreement in the UK national media.

https://t.co/b9FCTz1uzb

[Michael Walsh @thatbloodyMikey]

Ask yourself Why this fucking Satanic company ran by Psycopaths Get a prime time slot on Sky News to complain about not getting a contract.

[Sir Norman of Nowhere. 🏴‍☠️ @Normanjam67]

A collection of clips of Labour MP's condoning genocide.
Never forget, never forget.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the occupied West Bank, an independent UN inquiry said https://t.co/61poVhRzmR

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

In his excellent contribution in the debate on a petition calling for a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on our politics, @ShockatAdam highlights the role of Elbit systems in Israels genocides and repeated meetings between executives of the company & govt ministers.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Imagine if people in our mainstream media got as mad about Israel bombing a cafe in Gaza full of women and children, and killing over 40 people, as they did today about a cafe in New York refusing to serve Rep. Dan Goldman because of his pro-Israel views.
https://t.co/zWCi77nmxH

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Now remind me what was all that bonus ban nonsense all about?

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

* Judge Jeremy Johnson had to rig two jury trials before he secured a criminal conviction for damage against four activists who targeted an Israeli drone factory in the UK.

* Johnson did not tell the jury he was going to sentence the four as terrorists – the first time such an "upgrade" has happened in British history.

* This week he's referred their defence barrister for contempt of court proceedings for a second time – again a British legal history first – even though the Court of Appeal rejected his previous application.

But hey, the government, police and courts' treatment of Palestine Action – the first direct action group ever to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation in British history – has been completely normal.

A link to my new article, The Plot Against Palestine Action, can be found in the reply post ⬇️

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

The police arresting another “terrorist”

This is utterly risible.

Shame on Labour. Shame on Britain.

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

Anne Read: "of course I do not class myself as a terrorist. I accept that I am classed as one by a govt that supports terrorist regimes"

Trudi Warner: "One of the tricks that authoritarian govts play is to label opponents.. as terrorists"

Both women were arrested yesterday.

[Dr Rahmeh Aladwan @doctor_rahmeh]

Claire Kerrison was arrested at 4:33am from her Brighton home for sending emails concerning 'israel's' genocide in Gaza to her MP Peter Kyle.

Four police officer raided her home on 17 June 2025. They seized her electronics. Held her for over eight hours with no one knowing where she was. Released her on strict bail. Charged her in late 2025 under the Communications Act.

The case dragged on for a full year. She faced multiple court hearings including not-guilty pleas.

The emails were described by those who read them as articulate and non-abusive— simply expressing horror at events in Gaza.

The man who triggered the police complaint? Her own constituency MP, Peter Kyle:

- Britain's trade minister responsible for arms exports to 'israel'.
- Long standing member and previous vice-chair of Labour Friends of 'israel'

Kyle has been accused of breaching the Ministerial Code by failing to declare his LFI membership in the official List of Ministerial Interests for 18 months despite the clear conflict.

The case was finally dismissed yesterday, with costs awarded to Claire Kerrison.

This is why British politicians who are paid/influenced by the 'israel' lobby must be banned from public office.

https://t.co/viU9p4EGL7

https://t.co/0MR8J2EAU3

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Gut wrenching to see four young people jailed for direct action against an arms supplier to Israel.

Years in prison for protesting to save lives in Gaza, with 'terrorism' used despite no jury convicting them of it.

A truly dangerous attack on the right to protest.

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

Britons are being jailed as terrorists for opposing genocide while those who have served for the Israeli military amid a genocide aren’t even being investigated.

It’s more important than ever to sign our petition.

Add your name here:
👉 https://t.co/2qio0qofyD

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

Setting fire to houses with families inside them: legitimate concerns

Criminal damage to an arms company supplying a genocide: terrorism

[Tayab Ali @tayab_ali_]

🚨 In more than 25 years of working on terrorism cases, I never thought I would see terrorism legislation used in a way that blurs the line between genuine national security concerns and the policing of political expression and protest.

The sentencing of the Filton 4 raises profound questions about the direction of our justice system. Counter-terrorism laws exist to protect the public from serious threats, not to chill political dissent, including direct action protest.

If we are not careful, we risk setting a dangerous precedent, one that many will view as driven not by principle, but by a desire to shield Israel from criticism.

I strongly oppose what happened in this case today.