Peter Jacobs

Housing Advocate for the Wiltshire Law Centre. Aspiring criminal barrister🌹🇮🇪✝️

[Nicole Lampert @nicolelampert]

And then we have @bbcnickrobinson asking @DovForman whose great grandmother Lily was a Holocaust survivor to talk about Gaza on #HolocaustMemorialDay

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

18 years ago, Parliament voted to abolish blasphemy laws. This year, Starmer’s government is trying to introduce a Muslim blasphemy law.

We can’t let that happen.

The official definition of Islamophobia — now repackaged as “anti-Muslim hostility” — will have a chilling effect on free speech, silencing legitimate criticism of Islam and preventing important conversations about the grooming gangs scandal and Islamist extremism.

In a free society, no religion should be placed on a pedestal or offered greater protections than others. This will inevitably exacerbate community tensions further.

The UK already has laws that protect all religions — including Islam — from religious hatred and discrimination. The government should enforce existing laws rather than waste taxpayers’ money on an unnecessary and dangerous exercise.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Hey so marching into a predominantly Jewish neighborhood and leading with a chant saying “we support Hamas” is a disgusting and antisemitic thing to do.

Pretty basic!

[Pompey Pedro 🇨🇴 @PompeyPedro]

New angle from the Charlton end just dropped.

Enjoy. 😭😭

#Pompey 🔵

[Peter Jacobs @Peter_Jacobs7]

@natashaeveritt7 How’s that going for ya?

[Portsmouth FC @Pompey]

OHHHHHH MYYYYYYY WOOOOOOORRRRDDDDDD!!!!!

[Gordon McKee MP @GordonMcKeeMP]

Britain's debt, explained with custard creams.

[Portsmouth FC @Pompey]

One of our own is HOME. 💙

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[Portsmouth FC @Pompey]

It's official. He's home. 🏡💙

#Pompey

[Peter Jacobs @Peter_Jacobs7]

@Pompey Wowowowiwi

[Peter Jacobs @Peter_Jacobs7]

@ftukpolitics brilliant pod this week!

Greater dividing lines between the panellists was refreshing…

[Law Centres Network @LawCentres]

If you care about justice, you want to care about #LegalAid.

75 years ago today, the Legal Aid and Advice Act (1949) gave us a consistent system of legal assistance. (1/6) 🧵

[Peter Jacobs @Peter_Jacobs7]

@StephenMorganMP I think the sign up link (in the article) is broken - there was no event attached

[David Lammy @DavidLammy]

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is devastating.

No other agency but @UNRWA can get aid in at the scale needed.

The Conservative government suspended funding to @UNRWA. Today, the Labour government is restoring it.

[Peter Jacobs @Peter_Jacobs7]

@ElonMNews A

[Peter Jacobs @Peter_Jacobs7]

@AmandaMartinMP Amazing!

[Amanda Louise Martin @AmandaMartinMP]

So proud to have been sworn in as the Labour MP for my home city of Portsmouth. 🌹
It’s an absolute honour to represent the residents of Portsmouth North.
Please bear with me whilst I organise a constituency office.
However you can now email on 👇🏼[email protected]

[Stephen Morgan MP @StephenMorganMP]

General Election results for Portsmouth South
📈 Labour majority more than doubled
📈 Swing from Tories to Labour +11.3%, higher than when Stephen won seat first time in 2017
📈 Reform overtake Tories and Lib Dems fourth

[Stephen Mayne @MayneReport]

The best of British - outgoing Chancellor Jeremy Hunt expresses confidence in Starmer and Rachel Reeves, encourages NHS reform he couldn’t do and celebrates “the magic of democracy” with a shout out to Ukraine. Glad he survived and hope he becomes Tory Leader.