Alastair Cook

#COOKy

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Rishi Sunak says "Britishness" must not be turned into a "DNA test"

"Attempting to deny people their Englishness or Britishness because of the colour of their skin is a recipe for alienation, for a two-tier society"

[GBC @GBC_Press]

🚨 BREAKING:

Actress Miriam Margolyes condemns Israel's treatment of Palestinians:

"I did not betray my people. They betrayed the principles of Judaism, which have always been filled with compassion."

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

Justice Minister Jake Richards says cutting benefits is one of the options “on the table” to hold families to account for young offenders

“I absolutely think that the justice system should hold parents to account in a proportionate way for ensuring that they play their role in keeping communities safe. In my constituency, there’s a lot of problems with antisocial behaviour and young people causing problems in town centres. And yes, when I knock on doors, people say we need more police. But they also say, ‘Well, what are the parents doing?’" 

Story: https://t.co/JpRrw4OhP2

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The Government is considering cutting benefits for the parents of children who commit crimes

[François Valentin @Valen10Francois]

You know this show is completely fictitious when the UK has the same PM for 4 seasons

[Kevin Hollinrake MP @kevinhollinrake]

Including your parents 🤷‍♂️

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Does this horrify you?

Then you will be smeared as a dangerous, hateful extremist.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Tell me again that climate change is a hoax.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Hi @LauraTrottMP: will the Tories also be requiring state-funded Jewish schools in the UK not to make the kippah mandatory, as it reportedly is for male pupils at the state-funded JFS Jewish free school in Brent.

Or are the Tories only picking on Islam and Muslims, as usual?

[Sagal Abdi-Wali @Sagal_AW]

Camden is my home. I'm standing to give back to the community that gave me everything.

[Mike H @mikoh123]

Sophie Ridge - Are you part of the establishment?
Richard Tice - We are disrupters challenging the establishment
SR - You have more money than anyone else & the super rich are funding you
RT - We are the disrupters
SR - just because you say it doesn’t mean it’s true
#politicslive

[GBC @GBC_Press]

🚨 BREAKING:

Candace Owens leaves Piers Morgan speechless:

"Netanyahu is a war criminal. He knew about the October 7 events and wanted them to happen so he could exploit them and commit genocide."

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

I post this every year on 9/11. Never forget.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Insane story. He was warned two weeks before the Oct 7th attacks by the Emiratis about an imminent attack by Hamas - and did nothing.

No wonder Netanyahu has always wanted to drag out this war and block any chance of a proper independent investigation into Oct 7th.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

In a difficult and dangerous world, a decade on from Brexit, there is a risk that Britain loses the confidence to lead and stand up for its values.

I’m not prepared to let that happen. It is more important than ever that Britain stands for something.

We have called for years for a two-state solution in the Middle East, but we must recognise that those words are meaningless unless we back them up with action.

For too long, we have been hesitant to act, fearful of being accused of being anti-Israel.

Today we are announcing carefully judged, targeted steps that are not aimed at the Israeli people, but at the unacceptable policies of the current Israeli government.

The suffering of the Palestinian people is a scar on the conscience of the world. Innocent Palestinians, including children, continue to be killed in Gaza. And there is still a humanitarian crisis, with far too little aid getting in.

The scale of destruction is hard to comprehend. More than 70,000 people lie dead - at least 20,000 of them children. Families and communities have been torn apart. Millions displaced. And the population of Gaza is now penned into just one third of the territory.

I know that people across the UK feel very deeply about this issue - and so do I.

Before I became Prime Minister, I said our country’s response had been too slow and simply not good enough. That’s why I committed to changing the government’s approach.

I will not stand by as the horrific suffering continues to grow and the prospect of a two-state solution - the best hope for peace and stability in the region - comes under attack.

More settlements have been approved under the four years of this Israeli government than in the previous 20 years. The UN has reported more than 1,500 incidents of settler violence so far this year, aimed at driving out Palestinians. And the situation is growing worse, fast.

The Israeli government has now approved 104 new settlements since it took office in December 2022, and ahead of the October elections in Israel, it is allowing tenders for the construction of the E1 mega settlement to go ahead. This would cut a swathe through the heart of the West Bank - snuffing out the hope of realising a two-state solution. It cannot be allowed to happen.

That’s why we are announcing a new package of tough measures to put pressure on the Israeli government:

First, we will ban the trade in goods with illegal settlements in Palestine.

Second, we have formally changed the view of the British government to say for the first time that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful - independent of, but in line with, the conclusion of the international court of justice.

And third, we will sanction individuals and companies that support, facilitate or profit from illegal settlements. That includes any businesses or investors that take part in the construction of the E1 settlement.

In addition, we are announcing a new package of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza.

We are taking these steps because it is the right thing to do.

I have condemned the monstrous terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 in the strongest possible terms - and continue to condemn Hamas. However, it does not justify the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza or the West Bank.

The measures we are taking are about targeting illegal settlements and increasing the pressure on the Israeli government to change course. We are not imposing sanctions on Israel as a whole, which would punish the Israeli people, many of whom disagree with their government’s position.

The Israeli people are not responsible for the actions of their government. And nor is the Jewish community in the UK. Blaming British Jews for the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is wrong, plain and simple. And it is antisemitism, plain and simple.

I met the representatives of the Jewish community just last week. I know the fear they live with day by day. My government will stop at nothing to ensure they are safe and to stamp out antisemitism in every part of our society.

The measures we are announcing today are about protecting the only solution that could see the Israeli and Palestinian people living side by side in peace and security - something that people up and down the UK desperately want to see.

The government I lead will keep working with our partners around the world to keep that hope alive.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

This is what Trump was doing on 9/11.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

My joint statement with Prime Minister @AndyBurnham and President @EmmanuelMacron on the Two-State Solution: https://t.co/70vF8lFnN4

[Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband]

Watch my parliamentary statement on Israel and Palestine in full:

[Politics Global @PolitlcsGlobal]

🚨🇮🇱 BREAKING: 11 countries have joined the UK in announcing plans to introduce or consider restrictions on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank

🇨🇦 Canada
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden

[Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband]

The UK will stand up for what is right.