Emily Thornberry
British politician (born 1960)
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Beyond the fact that the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem — occupied Palestinian territory — is not in Israel's prerogative, it is yet another attempt by this far-right Israeli government to block a two-state solution."... It is illegal, and the UK must resist it."
- Emily Thornberry, chair of the foreign affairs committee, said... She addedBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
As far as I’m concerned, the only important consideration is that the government has finally done the right thing.”... If you’re a grown-up politician, you can say sometimes: ‘Well, we were wrong about that. We wished we’d listened to you.'
- Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the cross-party Foreign Affairs Committee, said... She told at the POLITICO Pub at party conference in Liverpool TuesdayPolitico Europepolitico.eu/article/labour…
It is a criminal offence to knowingly receive a donation for a political party from a foreigner with no connection to the UK.... What has... We must protect our democracy from foreign interference and keep all dodgy money out.”
- Chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Dame Emily Thornberry, saidThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…
There are still unanswered questions as to how someone so clearly unfit was appointed British Ambassador to the United States.”
- The chair of the committee Dame Emily Thornberry saidThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…
I believe that with proper redactions, it should be that the ISC are allowed to look at this at [the vetting] file to understand why it was that mitigations could be put in place in order to make us safe.”
- Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the foreign affairs select committee, saidGuardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…
This is a wholly exceptional circumstance, surely?”... No.”
- Emily Thornberry, the chair of the committee, asked Robbins... He respondedGuardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…
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UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats if Jerusalem consulate is closed
Financial Timesft.com/content/7d3a362b…British sanctions will ban settlement goods but also act against companies and individuals providing services for settlement expansion
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Labour picks a side on Gaza — and cheers the party faithful
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/labour…No members of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s cabinet are expected to attend or speak at the Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) annual reception on Tuesday evening, Jewish News reported
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/43…Nigel Farage heckled as he denies Reform UK took illegal funding
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/video/newsfeed…Nigel Farage’s party took funding from a US firm for three polls it commissioned earlier this year costing £32,500, Channel 4 News reported
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador was ‘unmitigated disaster’ that should ‘never have been allowed to happen’
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Political selections for ambassador posts should be subject to a veto by MPs, a parliamentary committee has recommended, as it made damning criticisms of how Peter Mandelson became Britain’s top diplomat in Washington
Guardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…Ministers accused of cover-up after admitting withholding some Mandelson files
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…MPs ordered the publication of documents relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador earlier this year
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Hannah Spencer riles fellow MPs with attack on parliament’s drinking culture
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Nigel Farage has called out Hannah Spencer after the Green Party MP accused politicians of boozing on the job
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/uk…Key figure in Mandelson vetting scandal will not give evidence before MPs
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Sir Olly was sacked last week after it emerged that he had granted clearance against the recommendation and had not informed No 10
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Trump: UK’s Starmer has ‘plenty of time to recover’ after ‘really bad’ ambassador pick
The Hillthehill.com/policy/internation…Despite disparaging Starmer repeatedly in recent weeks over his stance on the Iran war, President Trump weighed in to offer some much needed — if slightly tepid — support on Monday evening
CBS Newscbsnews.com/news/trump…The UK can’t claim to take national security seriously at all after these Mandelson revelations
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Starmer accused of pressuring fast-track approval of Peter Mandelson as UK envoy to Washington
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Sacked Foreign Office head Sir Olly Robbins to face MPs over Mandelson vetting scandal
Financial Timesft.com/content/0699aafc…Ex-UK Official Says PM’s Office Pressured Him on Mandelson
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Miliband feared Mandelson appointment ‘could blow up’
Financial Timesft.com/content/afed288f…Mandelson was sacked after nine months in the job after new disclosures about his relationship with the late financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…British leader Starmer’s job at risk over Epstein-linked envoy’s vetting
The Washington Postwashingtonpost.com/world/2026…British foreign minister Yvette Cooper will cut short an intensive diplomatic tour designed to build consensus around making a ceasefire in the Iran war permanent and on the next steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Japan Todayjapantoday.com/category/politi…Mandelson saga is a messy palaver — and the questions continue to swirl
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Starmer sacked Mandelson in September, just seven months after taking up his post
The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026041…David Lammy still plays an important role in UK foreign policy — but he is not the only one
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…The Tottenham MP was seen on the front bench with Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, as he responded to queries from MPs
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…King Charles visit in question as Trump berates UK over Iran war position
CNNcnn.com/2026/03…Postpone King’s US state visit or risk embarrassing monarchy, senior Labour MP urges Starmer
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Starmer’s refusal to stand with the US reeks of moral cowardice
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/news/2026…Voters are broadly split over whether Sir Keir Starmer is handling the Iran war well, exclusive polling by YouGov for Sky News shows
Sky Newsnews.sky.com/story/voters…Starmer holds calls with Trump and Carney on Iran’s Hormuz blockage
South China Morning Postscmp.com/news/world…Voters are broadly split over whether Sir Keir Starmer is handling the Iran war well, exclusive polling by YouGov for Sky News shows
Sky Newsnews.sky.com/story/voters…Starmer should have let US use British bases from start of Iran war, says William Hague as he calls Britain's slow military response 'unthinkable'
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/news/article…It is not often that Keir Starmer’s allies believe he has Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch on the run — but on Iran, they think he is on the right side of history and public opinion
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper: ‘Making decisions based on what the US do or say doesn’t feel like sensible foreign policy’
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Iran war strains US-Spain relations
Deutsche Welledw.com/en/iran…Donald Trump has seemingly taken another brutal dig at Sir Keir Starmer as tensions over persistent US strikes on Iran threaten to boil over
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Emily Thornberry holds Keir Starmer's beer as he drags UK to a new low
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Trump slams Spain as 'loser,' blasts UK PM over Iran
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/42…Donald Trump has seemingly taken another brutal dig at Sir Keir Starmer as tensions over persistent US strikes on Iran threaten to boil over
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Trump’s lightbulb moment: America needs Europe after all
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/donald…What was equally extraordinary was that Reform, a MAGA-esque party led by President Donald Trump's ally Nigel Farage, came second
Newsweeknewsweek.com/trump/regime…EU criticised over ‘changing the goalposts’ in reset talks with UK
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/uk…MPs have blasted Keir Starmer's confused attempts to drag the UK back towards Europe as lacking 'direction, definition and drive'
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/news/article…Trump slams Starmer as ‘not Winston Churchill’ for refusal to back Iran strikes
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/trump…President Donald Trump castigated one of the United States’ closest allies on Tuesday, comparing Prime Minister Keir Starmer unfavorably to Winston Churchill over Britain’s limited support for U.S. strikes on Iran
New Zimbabwenewzimbabwe.com/trump/says…Starmer 'stands by' decision not to join in strikes on Iran with US and Israel
Sky Newsnews.sky.com/story/starmer…His remarks come amid mounting regional instability following the assassination of Iran’s most powerful political and religious figure
ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…World on brink of economic meltdown — Britain faces one unique threat
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/finance/personal…Rachel Reeves given bombshell inflation warning as war intensifies in Iran
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Tommy Robinson welcomed at US State Department
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Trump administration promotes free speech in Europe, criticizes UK restrictions
Reutersreuters.com/world/us…Starmer comes out guns blazing, demands apology from Trump over Afghanistan war jibe at NATO allies
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/videos/star…Donald Trump sparked outrage and revulsion today for his slur that hero British troops shied from danger in Afghanistan
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/news/article…Trump blasted as ‘international gangster’ amid Greenland dispute
The Independentindependent.co.uk/tv/news…The BBC politics show was back last night (January 22), with host Fiona Bruce at the helm, and discussing US president Donald Trump’s claims that Britain “avoided the frontlines” in Afghanistan
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/showbiz/tv…Europe condemns Trump 'new colonialism' and 'Becks bites back'
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Since then, the special relationship that the two world powers have always enjoyed has been tested in ways not seen before, strained by rows over free speech, and an unprecedented threat to annex Greenland
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/us/politics…Only one man stands a chance of rescuing the UK from Trump tariff chaos
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Since then, the special relationship that the two world powers have always enjoyed has been tested in ways not seen before, strained by rows over free speech, and an unprecedented threat to annex Greenland
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/us/politics…Labour civil war explodes as rumoured conspirator exposed in latest row
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Sir Keir Starmer is facing a Labour backlash for giving Wes Streeting a “free licence” to criticise the Government while rebellious MPs are treated like “traitors”
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/politics/2026…Police probe more than 100 Britons amid fears they could be spying for Russia, Iran and China
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/news/article…The committee has written to X, Meta and TikTok calling on them to give evidence on the threat posed by foreign disinformation targeting the UK
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Keir Starmer 'is finished and could be gone by the end of January'
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…So Keir Starmer has decided to issue one, final despairing plea to Labour MPs preparing to oust him from office
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/debate/article…UK right to weigh diplomacy before ‘calling out’ allies on international law breaches, says attorney general
Guardiantheguardian.com/law/2026…That it took almost five days to reach Trump — and after a second US show of force in the maritime seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker — is being touted by Starmer’s party political critics in Westminster as evidence that, under him, UK influence is waning on the world stage
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/uk…Keir Starmer is officially finished — his cowardly live TV move proves it
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/showbiz/tv…Kemi Badenoch has praised Donald Trump’s seizure of Venezuela’s President Maduro as ‘morally right.’
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…MPs across UK parties criticise ministers over cautious stance on Venezuela attack
Guardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…The debate became heated when Vanessa Neumann, a key figure in the Venezuelan opposition, pulled no punches when discussing Maduro's fate
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Labour slammed for 'embarrassing failures' in Egyptian prisoner fiasco
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…The release of Alaa Abd El Fattah was widely welcomed but troubling Tweets have come to light
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…