Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East

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Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East
AbbreviationLFPME
Formation2009;16 years ago (2009)
Location
  • United Kingdom
Co-chairs
 Sarah Owen and Andrew Pakes
Affiliations Labour Party
Website https://www.lfpme.co.uk

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]

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]

Current parliamentary members

In the current parliament, the supporters are: [10]

Members 2019–2024

In the 2019–2024 parliament, the members were: [11]

Members until 2019

Until 2019, the parliamentary members of the group were: [12]

MPConstituency
Diane Abbott Hackney North
Debbie Abrahams Oldham East and Saddleworth
Rushanara Ali Bethnal Green
Jonathan Ashworth Leicester South
Clive Betts Sheffield, Attercliffe
Paul Blomfield Sheffield Central
Lyn Brown West Ham
Chris Bryant Rhondda
Karen Buck Westminster North
Richard Burgon Leeds East
Dawn Butler Brent Central
Liam Byrne Birmingham Hodge Hill
Ruth Cadbury Brentford and Isleworth
Sarah Champion Rotherham
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North
Neil Coyle Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Alex Cunningham Stockton North
Thangam Debbonaire Bristol South
Stephen Doughty Cardiff South and Penarth
Peter Dowd Bootle
Jack Dromey Birmingham Erdington
Angela Eagle Wallasey
Clive Efford Eltham
Julie Elliott Sunderland Central
Bill Esterson Sefton Central
MPConstituency
Colleen Fletcher Coventry North East
Vicky Foxcroft Lewisham Deptford
Mary Glindon North Tyneside
Lilian Greenwood Nottingham South
Nia Griffith Llanelli
Louise Haigh Sheffield Heeley
Fabian Hamilton Leeds North East
Carolyn Harris Swansea East
Sharon Hodgson Gateshead East and Washington West
Kate Hollern Blackburn
George Howarth Knowsley North and Sefton East
Rupa Huq Ealing Central and Acton
Imran Hussain Bradford East
Diana Johnson Kingston upon Hull North
Gerald Jones Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Afzal Khan Manchester Gorton
Stephen Kinnock Aberavon
David Lammy Tottenham
Ian Lavery Wansbeck
Tony Lloyd Rochdale
Rebecca Long-Bailey Salford and Eccles
Holly Lynch Halifax
Shabana Mahmood Birmingham, Ladywood
Chris Matheson City of Chester
Rachael Maskell York Central
Kerry McCarthy Bristol East
MPConstituency
Andy McDonald Middlesbrough
John McDonnell Hayes and Harlington
Conor McGinn St Helens North
Grahame Morris Easington
Ian Murray Edinburgh South
Lisa Nandy Wigan
Kate Osamor Edmonton
Matthew Pennycook Greenwich
Teresa Pearce Erith and Thamesmead
Toby Perkins Chesterfield
Bridget Phillipson Houghton & Sunderland South
Yasmin Qureshi Bolton South East
Angela Rayner Ashton-under-Lyme
Christina Rees Neath
Marie Rimmer St Helens South and Whiston
Geoffrey Robinson Coventry North East
Naz Shah Bradford West
Virendra Sharma Ealing Southall
Barry Sheerman Huddersfield
Tulip Siddiq Hampstead and Kilburn
Andy Slaughter Hammersmith
Cat Smith Lancaster and Fleetwood
Nick Smith Blaenau Gwent
Owen Smith Pontypridd
Keir Starmer Holborn and St Pancras
Jo Stevens Cardiff Central
MPConstituency
Wes Streeting Ilford North
Graham Stringer Blackley and Broughton
Mark Tami Alyn and Deeside
Gareth Thomas Harrow West
Nick Thomas-Symonds Torfaen
Emily Thornberry Islington South and Finsbury
Stephen Timms East Ham
Jon Trickett Hemsworth
Karl Turner Kingston upon Hull East
Derek Twigg Halton
Valerie Vaz Walsall South
Alan Whitehead Southampton, Test
Catherine West Hornsey and Wood Green
Rosie Winterton Doncaster Central
Daniel Zeichner Cambridge

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About LFPME". Labour Friends of Palestine & the Middle East. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "10 Year Report, Reflections and Plans" (PDF). Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Establishment of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East". Early Day Motions. UK Parliament. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "MPs back Palestinian statehood alongside Israel". BBC News. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Burden, Richard (14 October 2020). "Parliament voted to recognise the state of Palestine six years ago. It's time for the Government to do so". Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Companies House Company information – Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East". Companies House.
  7. ↑ Nandy, Lisa (20 December 2018). "Lisa Nandy: My plans as the new chair of Labour Friends of Palestine & the Middle East". LabourList. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Elliott, Julie (9 July 2020). "My priorities as the new chair of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East". LabourList. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  9. ↑ Owen, Sarah; Pakes, Andrew (10 April 2025). "New MP chairs of Labour Palestine group: 'Let's recognise Palestine now'". LabourList. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Parliamentary Supporters". LFPME. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Parliamentary Supporters".
  12. ↑ "Parliamentary Supporters". LFPME. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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