Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East

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Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East
AbbreviationLFPME
Formation2009;15 years ago (2009)
Location
  • United Kingdom
Chair
Julie Elliott
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 as a private company. [2] It was re-established as a private limited company in 2023. [3]

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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]

It is chaired by Julie Elliott. The late Jo Cox was a supporter, and so is former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. [1] Current Labour leader Keir Starmer is also a supporter. [4] [5]

Current parliamentary members

As of 2024 (https://www.lfpme.co.uk/parliamentary-supporters) the members are:


As of 2019, the parliamentary members of the group are: [6]

MPConstituency
Diane Abbott Hackney North
Debbie Abrahams Oldham East and Saddleworth
Rushanara Ali Bethnal Green
Jon 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

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