80 years ago, a bomb blew up the HQ of the British Mandate in #Palestine, at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. 91 people were killed.
It was planted by the Irgun, a right-wing #Zionist group.
UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee called it an "insane act of terrorism" .Winston Churchill was similarly outraged.
In 2006, on the 60th anniversary, 64 MPs signed an #EDM denouncing the attack. The proposer & 17 others were Tories.
#KemIBadenoch wouldn't allow that.
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@2legged A screenshot of a UK Parliament webpage containing navigation breadcrumbs that read, "UK Parliament > Early Day Motions > SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF BOMBING OF KING DAVID HOTEL." A large green banner features white text stating, "SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF BOMBING OF KING DAVID HOTEL", "EDM 2624: tabled on 24 July 2006", "Tabled in the 2005-06 session.", and "This motion has been signed by 64 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted." A light yellow box contains the text, "As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically." Under a heading titled "Motion text", the body text reads: "That this House notes that the sixtieth anniversary of the bombing of the King David Hotel fell on 22nd July 2006; recalls that 96 people died in this atrocity, which remains the highest death toll for British subjects in a terrorist attack; further notes that an event was held in Jerusalem to celebrate this event and that prominent members of the Knesset, including former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, attended; condemns terrorism unreservedly; and associates itself with the comments of Her Majesty's Ambassador in Tel Aviv and the Consul-General in Jerusalem, 'We do not think that it is right for an act of terrorism, which led to the loss of many lives, to be commemorated'."
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john lomax
in reply to Claire McNab • •what was Kemi Badenoch's job in the Government at the time (2006)?
She didn't enter Parliament until much later, so how did she stop the EDM?
Claire McNab
in reply to john lomax • • •in 2006, nobody stopped the EDM. That's the point of this toot
In 2026, Kemi would stop it
john lomax
in reply to Claire McNab • •And nobody could stop it now!
That is the nature of EDMs.
john lomax
in reply to john lomax • •@Claire McNab
From Parliament's own web site, this describes what an EDM is
"EDMs are used to put on record the views of individual MPs or to draw attention to specific events or campaigns. Topics covered by EDMs vary widely.
By attracting the signatures of other MPs, they can be used to demonstrate the level of parliamentary support for a particular cause or point of view."
Link to web page
parliament.uk/about/how/busine…
Again, no one can stop an EDM if MPs want to sign!
Claire McNab
in reply to john lomax • • •I worked in Parliament as a lobbyist. I have drafted EDMs, and rallied support for them.
So your crass attempt to tell me how EDMs work is just confirmation that you still entirely miss my point.
My point is simply that party jeaders can and do use party disciplinary processes to dissuade MPs from tabling or signing EDMs they disapprove of. Every time I worked with an MP on an EDM, they sought permission from the whips before tabling it.
john lomax
in reply to Claire McNab • •My crass attempt to tell you about EDMs was from the Government website!
I was not to know that you were a lobbyist, and like all lobbyists should not have been allowed close to Government!
Goodbye
Claire McNab
in reply to john lomax • • •I lobbied for peace & human rights causes, for low pay or no pay. Why do you disapprove of that?
You wrongly assumed that I was ignorant, and you thought that a snippet from the parliament website would prove what you wrongly thought was a technical point.
Bad assumptions. You were entirely unaware of the whipping system, which is central to parliament. Instead of asking questions, you made assumptions and accusations.
And now you are angry about your own aggressive ignorance. Sad.