British MPs held a major debate on foreign interference in politics. They thrashed it out for one and a half hours. Russia came up. So did China. But there was a massive Israeli-shaped elephant in the room. The genocidal settler-state got two – TWO – mentions. And one of those described it as an ally…
Our sharp-eyed friends at Declassified UK posted:
Yesterday, MPs held a 1.5 hours debate on foreign interference in Britain. Mentions:
Russia – 128
China – 32
Israel – 2 in passing, one saying it is an “ally”.A quarter of MPs and a third of the Cabinet have received funding from the Israel lobby. pic.twitter.com/HYRnbQLG6I
— Declassified UK (@declassifiedUK) December 12, 2025
Nerds can read the full episode on Hansard here. The rest of you can rely on us. In brief, only Tories mentioned Israel. One of these was Scottish MP John Cooper, who moaned about SNP leader Hamza Yousaf:
As Labour stands idly by, the SNP has created an effective boycott of our ally Israel. Former First Minister Humza Yousaf seems more concerned about Gaza than about Glasgow Pollok, which he is actually meant to represent as an MSP.
Boycott? Sounds like a good lad.
Meanwhile, Conservative MP for Bridlington Charlie Dewhirst said:
Despite the recent success of Israel in degrading the capabilities of Iranian proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah, we must continue to confront the reality that Iran is an acute threat with its own global networks and its own methods of exerting pressure on Britain.
Standard stuff from Charlie.
But what’s missing? Could it be Israel?
Conspicuous by its absence, of course, is the lack of any mention of how many British MPs are sponsored by the settler-state currently trying to wipe an entire people off the face of the earth.
Accordingly, Declassified had stats on that ready to go. As of 2024, 180 of 650 MPs are on the ‘payroll’. That is to say they have received funding from pro-Israel lobbyists:
That includes 130 Conservative MPs, 41 Labour MPs and three Liberal Democrats. Three members of the DUP, two independents and Reform’s only MP complete the list.
The total value of these ‘donations’ come to over £1m. It includes 240 MP’s trips to Israel. Trevor Chinn is a major pro-Israel donor. Declassified describe him as:
a long-time pro-Israel lobbyist who has financed eight members of Keir Starmer’s front bench, including his deputy Angela Rayner as well as shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, shadow foreign secretary David Lammy and shadow health secretary Wes Streeting.
He gave:
£50,000 to Starmer’s Labour leadership campaign. His donation was only disclosed after Starmer had won.
The full list of donations is here. It is bleak reading. But it might go some way to explaining why Israel goes virtually unmentioned. Unsurprisingly, Russia and China run information and influence operations in the UK. We do the same back. All in all, the fact Israel, an ally currently before the International Criminal Court for war crimes, merits only two mentions tells a story.
It’s a story of co-option, cover-up, and the hollowing out of democracy in the interests of American empire. These MPs are a fucking disgrace.
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