The occupation of East Jerusalem has no legal basis and the takeover of Palestinian homes in Sheikh Jarrah cannot be legal under International Law. This includes the illegal Israeli settlements built in and around Sheikh Jarrah – building on occupied territories is illegal under international law. In 2010 I visited Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East …
It is shocking to learn that the Government has enabled the sale of our GP Practices to a private company that is profit driven. Many of us are rightly concerned about the sale of GP practices and NHS services to Operose, a UK subsidiary of Centene. NHS nurses and doctors have been the backbone of …
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Fire and Rehire tactics are used by some companies in response to the Covid crisis and I’ve been quite active on the campaign to put a stop to this. I am opposed to employers using “fire and rehire” tactics to weaken working conditions and to reduce pay. The ability of companies to utilise this device …
Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP: Contribution to Council of Europe Debate, 22 April 2021The Functioning of Democratic Institutions of TurkeyI welcome the fact that the Council of Europe is debating Turkey, and I compliment John Howell and Thomas Hammarberg for presenting a detailed and balanced report on Turkey. The role of the Council of Europe …
Many of you will be fully aware that the Uyghur live mostly in China’s western Xinjiang province and are predominantly Muslim or from a Muslim background. There is evidence that they have lived there for at least several hundred years and possibly even several thousand years. There have been reports (by Amnesty International, Human Rights …
Oceans are of critical importance to life on earth. They are some of our richest and most diverse ecosystems. I have been increasingly concerned over the years about the many threats to our oceans and the marine life which sustains our whole world ecosystem. We see the damaging effects of the trawling method and the …
