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Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East
Parliamentary group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East (LFPME) is a parliamentary group within the British Labour Party that promotes support for Palestine and campaigns for "peace and justice in the Middle East through the implementation of international law and respect for human rights".[1] LFPME was formed in 2009.[2]
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According to their website, "LFPME supports a viable two-state solution that delivers justice and freedom for the Palestinian people as called for by the overwhelming international consensus and enshrined under international law and in UN resolutions."[1]
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History
Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East (LFPME) was established in 2009[3] by Sara Apps, Michelle Harris, Phyllis Starkey MP, Mark McDonald, Richard Burden MP and Martin Linton MP, at the prompting of Gerald Kaufman, an MP long involved in Palestinian affairs.[2]
LFPME was involved in promoting the 13 October 2014 House of Commons non-binding resolution, passed by 274 to 12, for the United Kingdom to recognise the State of Palestine alongside Israel.[4][5]
LFPME was re-established as a company limited by guarantee in 2023.[6]
Prior to 2018, LFPME was chaired by Grahame Morris MP with vice-chair Andy Slaughter MP.[2] From 2018 to 2020, it was chaired by the MP Lisa Nandy,[7] and then by Julie Elliott until she stood down from parliament in 2024.[8] In 2025, Sarah Owen MP and Andrew Pakes MP became co-chairs.[9] The late Jo Cox was a supporter, and so is former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.[1]
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Current parliamentary members
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In the current parliament, the supporters are:[10]
- Debbie Abrahams – Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Rushanara Ali – Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Tahir Ali – Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Mike Amesbury – Runcorn and Helsby (resigned as MP)
- Fleur Anderson – Putney
- Alex Ballinger – Halesowen
- Paula Barker – Liverpool Wavertree
- Apsana Begum – Poplar and Limehouse (whip withdrawn)
- Sir Chris Bryant – Rhondda and Ogmore
- Richard Burgon – Leeds East
- Dawn Butler – Brent East
- Ian Byrne – Liverpool West Derby
- Liam Byrne – Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Sarah Champion – Rotherham
- Neil Coyle – Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Janet Daby – Lewisham East
- Marsha de Cordova – Battersea
- Tan Dhesi – Slough
- Florence Eshalomi – Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Vicky Foxcroft – Lewisham North
- Mary Kelly Foy – City of Durham
- Barry Gardiner Brent West
- Preet Kaur Gill – Birmingham Edgbaston
- Mary Glindon – Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Andrew Gwynne – Gorton and Denton (whip suspended)
- Rachel Hopkins – Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Rupa Huq – Ealing Central and Acton
- Imran Hussain – Bradford East
- Dame Diana Johnson – Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Kim Johnson – Liverpool Riverside
- Ruth Jones – Newport West and Islwyn
- Afzal Khan – Manchester Rusholme
- Stephen Kinnock Aberafan Maesteg
- Ian Lavery – Blyth and Ashington
- Kim Leadbeater – Spen Valley
- Emma Lewell-Buck – South Shields
- Shabana Mahmood – Birmingham Ladywood
- Seema Malhotra – Feltham and Heston
- Rachael Maskell – York Central
- Kerry McCarthy – Bristol East
- Andy McDonald – Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- John McDonnell – Hayes and Harlington (whip withdrawn)
- Navendu Mishra – Stockport
- Stephen Morgan – Portsmouth South
- Grahame Morris – Easington
- Chi Onwurah – Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Kate Osborne – Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Sarah Owen – Luton North
- Yasmin Qureshi – Bolton South and Walkden
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy – Clapham and Brixton Hill
- Naz Shah – Bradford West
- Michael Shanks – Rutherglen
- Andy Slaughter – Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Jeff Smith – Manchester Withington
- Wes Streeting – Ilford North
- Gareth Thomas – Harrow West
- Emily Thornberry – Islington South and Finsbury
- Sir Stephen Timms – East Ham
- Dan Tomlinson – Chipping Barnet
- Valerie Vaz – Walsall and Bloxwich
- Nadia Whittome – Nottingham East
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Members 2019–2024
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In the 2019–2024 parliament, the members were:[11]
- Debbie Abrahams – Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Rushanara Ali – Bethnal Green and Bow
- Tahir Ali – Birmingham Hall Green
- Jonathan Ashworth – Leicester South
- Paula Barker – Liverpool Wavertree
- Apsana Begum – Poplar and Limehouse
- Paul Blomfield – Sheffield Central
- Ben Bradshaw – Exeter
- Chris Bryant – Rhondda
- Richard Burgon – Leeds East
- Dawn Butler – Brent Central
- Ian Byrne – Liverpool West Derby
- Liam Byrne – Birmingham Hodge Hill
- Sarah Champion – Rotherham
- Alex Cunningham – Stockton North
- Wayne David – Caerphilly
- Marsha de Cordova – Battersea
- Tan Dhesi – Slough
- Julie Elliott – Sunderland Central
- Florence Eshalomi – Vauxhall
- Vicky Foxcroft – Lewisham Deptford
- Mary Kelly Foy – City of Durham
- Preet Kaur Gill – Birmingham Edgbaston
- Mary Glindon – North Tyneside
- Andrew Gwynne – Denton and Reddish
- Kate Hollern – Blackburn
- Rachel Hopkins – Luton South
- Rupa Huq – Ealing Central and Acton
- Imran Hussain – Bradford East
- Kim Johnson – Liverpool Riverside
- Ruth Jones – Newport West
- Afzal Khan – Manchester Gorton
- Stephen Kinnock – Aberavon
- Ian Lavery – Wansbeck
- Kim Leadbeater – Batley and Spen
- Emma Lewell-Buck – South Shields
- Shabana Mahmood – Birmingham Ladywood
- Seema Malhotra – Feltham and Heston
- Rachael Maskell – York Central
- Kerry McCarthy – Bristol East
- John McDonnell – Hayes and Harlington
- Ian Mearns – Gateshead
- Navendu Mishra – Stockport
- Stephen Morgan – Portsmouth South
- Grahame Morris – Easington
- Kate Osborne – Jarrow
- Sarah Owen – Luton North
- Yasmin Qureshi – Bolton South East
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy – Streatham
- Lloyd Russell-Moyle – Brighton Kemptown
- Naz Shah – Bradford West
- Michael Shanks – Rutherglen and Hamilton West
- Andy Slaughter – Hammersmith
- Jeff Smith – Manchester Withington
- Wes Streeting – Ilford North
- Zarah Sultana – Coventry South
- Sam Tarry – Ilford South
- Gareth Thomas – Harrow West
- Stephen Timms – East Ham
- Valerie Vaz – Walsall South
- Alan Whitehead – Southampton Test
- Nadia Whittome – Nottingham East
- Andy McDonald – Middlesbrough
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Members until 2019
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Until 2019, the parliamentary members of the group were:[12]
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