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". LFPME was formed in 2009.

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."

History Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East (LFPME) was established in 2009 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.

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.

LFPME was re-established as a company limited by guarantee in 2023.

Prior to 2018, LFPME was chaired by Grahame Morris MP with vice-chair Andy Slaughter MP. From 2018 to 2020, it was chaired by the MP Lisa Nandy, under whom it experienced a decline in activity. From 2020 it was chaired by Julie Elliott until she stood down from parliament in 2024. In 2025, Sarah Owen MP and Andrew Pakes MP became co-chairs. The late Jo Cox was a supporter, and so is former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Current parliamentary members In the current parliament, the supporters are: Debbie Abrahams – Oldham East and Saddleworth Rushanara Ali – Bethnal Green and Stepney Tahir Ali – Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley Fleur Anderson – Putney Alex Ballinger – Halesowen Paula Barker – Liverpool Wavertree Apsana Begum – Poplar and Limehouse Sir Chris Bryant – Rhondda and Ogmore Richard Burgon – Leeds East Dawn Butler – Brent East Ian Byrne – Liverpool West Derby Liam Byrne – Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North Sarah Champion – Rotherham Neil Coyle – Bermondsey and Old Southwark Janet Daby – Lewisham East Marsha de Cordova – Battersea Tan Dhesi – Slough Florence Eshalomi – Vauxhall and Camberwell Green Vicky Foxcroft – Lewisham North Mary Kelly Foy – City of Durham Barry Gardiner Brent West Preet Kaur Gill – Birmingham Edgbaston Mary Glindon – Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend Rachel Hopkins – Luton South and South Bedfordshire Rupa Huq – Ealing Central and Acton Imran Hussain – Bradford East Dame Diana Johnson – Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Kim Johnson – Liverpool Riverside Ruth Jones – Newport West and Islwyn Afzal Khan – Manchester Rusholme Stephen Kinnock Aberafan Maesteg Ian Lavery – Blyth and Ashington Kim Leadbeater – Spen Valley Emma Lewell-Buck – South Shields Shabana Mahmood – Birmingham Ladywood Seema Malhotra – Feltham and Heston Rachael Maskell – York Central Kerry McCarthy – Bristol East Andy McDonald – Middlesbrough and Thornaby East John McDonnell – Hayes and Harlington Navendu Mishra – Stockport Stephen Morgan – Portsmouth South Grahame Morris – Easington Chi Onwurah – Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West Kate Osborne – Jarrow and Gateshead East Sarah Owen – Luton North Yasmin Qureshi – Bolton South and Walkden Bell Ribeiro-Addy – Clapham and Brixton Hill Naz Shah – Bradford West Michael Shanks – Rutherglen Andy Slaughter – Hammersmith and Chiswick Jeff Smith – Manchester Withington Wes Streeting – Ilford North Gareth Thomas – Harrow West Emily Thornberry – Islington South and Finsbury Sir Stephen Timms – East Ham Dan Tomlinson – Chipping Barnet Valerie Vaz – Walsall and Bloxwich Nadia Whittome – Nottingham East

Members 2019–2024 In the 2019–2024 parliament, the members were:

Debbie Abrahams – Oldham East and Saddleworth Rushanara Ali – Bethnal Green and Bow Tahir Ali – Birmingham Hall Green Jonathan Ashworth – Leicester South Paula Barker – Liverpool Wavertree Apsana Begum – Poplar and Limehouse Paul Blomfield – Sheffield Central Ben Bradshaw – Exeter Chris Bryant – Rhondda Richard Burgon – Leeds East Dawn Butler – Brent Central Ian Byrne – Liverpool West Derby Liam Byrne – Birmingham Hodge Hill Sarah Champion – Rotherham Alex Cunningham – Stockton North Wayne David – Caerphilly Marsha de Cordova – Battersea Tan Dhesi – Slough Julie Elliott – Sunderland Central Florence Eshalomi – Vauxhall Vicky Foxcroft – Lewisham Deptford Mary Kelly Foy – City of Durham Preet Kaur Gill – Birmingham Edgbaston Mary Glindon – North Tyneside Andrew Gwynne – Denton and Reddish Kate Hollern – Blackburn Rachel Hopkins – Luton South Rupa Huq – Ealing Central and Acton Imran Hussain – Bradford East Kim Johnson – Liverpool Riverside Ruth Jones – Newport West Afzal Khan – Manchester Gorton Stephen Kinnock – Aberavon Ian Lavery – Wansbeck Kim Leadbeater – Batley and Spen Emma Lewell-Buck – South Shields Shabana Mahmood – Birmingham Ladywood Seema Malhotra – Feltham and Heston Rachael Maskell – York Central Kerry McCarthy – Bristol East John McDonnell – Hayes and Harlington Ian Mearns – Gateshead Navendu Mishra – Stockport Stephen Morgan – Portsmouth South Grahame Morris – Easington Kate Osborne – Jarrow Sarah Owen – Luton North Yasmin Qureshi – Bolton South East Bell Ribeiro-Addy – Streatham Lloyd Russell-Moyle – Brighton Kemptown Naz Shah – Bradford West Michael Shanks – Rutherglen and Hamilton West Andy Slaughter – Hammersmith Jeff Smith – Manchester Withington Wes Streeting – Ilford North Zarah Sultana – Coventry South Sam Tarry – Ilford South Gareth Thomas – Harrow West Stephen Timms – East Ham Valerie Vaz – Walsall South Alan Whitehead – Southampton Test Nadia Whittome – Nottingham East Andy McDonald – Middlesbrough

Members until 2019 Until 2019, the parliamentary members of the group were: MP ConstituencyDiane AbbottHackney NorthDebbie AbrahamsOldham East and SaddleworthRushanara AliBethnal GreenJonathan AshworthLeicester SouthClive BettsSheffield, AttercliffePaul BlomfieldSheffield CentralLyn BrownWest HamChris BryantRhonddaKaren BuckWestminster NorthRichard BurgonLeeds EastDawn ButlerBrent CentralLiam ByrneBirmingham Hodge HillRuth CadburyBrentford and IsleworthSarah ChampionRotherhamJeremy CorbynIslington NorthNeil CoyleBermondsey and Old SouthwarkAlex CunninghamStockton NorthThangam DebbonaireBristol SouthStephen DoughtyCardiff South and PenarthPeter DowdBootleJack DromeyBirmingham ErdingtonAngela EagleWallaseyClive EffordElthamJulie ElliottSunderland CentralBill EstersonSefton Central MP ConstituencyColleen FletcherCoventry North EastVicky FoxcroftLewisham DeptfordMary GlindonNorth TynesideLilian GreenwoodNottingham SouthNia GriffithLlanelliLouise HaighSheffield HeeleyFabian HamiltonLeeds North EastCarolyn HarrisSwansea EastSharon HodgsonGateshead East and Washington WestKate HollernBlackburnGeorge HowarthKnowsley North and Sefton EastRupa HuqEaling Central and ActonImran HussainBradford EastDiana JohnsonKingston upon Hull NorthGerald JonesMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyAfzal KhanManchester GortonStephen KinnockAberavonDavid LammyTottenhamIan LaveryWansbeckTony LloydRochdaleRebecca Long-BaileySalford and EcclesHolly LynchHalifaxShabana MahmoodBirmingham, LadywoodChris MathesonCity of ChesterRachael MaskellYork CentralKerry McCarthyBristol East MP ConstituencyAndy McDonaldMiddlesbroughJohn McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonConor McGinnSt Helens NorthGrahame MorrisEasingtonIan MurrayEdinburgh SouthLisa NandyWiganKate OsamorEdmontonMatthew PennycookGreenwichTeresa PearceErith and ThamesmeadToby PerkinsChesterfieldBridget PhillipsonHoughton & Sunderland SouthYasmin QureshiBolton South EastAngela RaynerAshton-under-LymeChristina ReesNeathMarie RimmerSt Helens South and WhistonGeoffrey RobinsonCoventry North EastNaz ShahBradford WestVirendra SharmaEaling SouthallBarry SheermanHuddersfieldTulip SiddiqHampstead and KilburnAndy SlaughterHammersmithCat SmithLancaster and FleetwoodNick SmithBlaenau GwentOwen SmithPontypriddKeir StarmerHolborn and St PancrasJo StevensCardiff Central MP ConstituencyWes StreetingIlford NorthGraham StringerBlackley and BroughtonMark TamiAlyn and DeesideGareth ThomasHarrow WestNick Thomas-SymondsTorfaenEmily ThornberryIslington South and FinsburyStephen TimmsEast HamJon TrickettHemsworthKarl TurnerKingston upon Hull EastDerek TwiggHaltonValerie VazWalsall SouthAlan WhiteheadSouthampton, TestCatherine WestHornsey and Wood GreenRosie WintertonDoncaster CentralDaniel ZeichnerCambridge

See also Labour Friends of Israel

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