Labour Friends of Israel welcomed Labour leader Keir Starmer as guest of honour to its Annual Lunch this week, which saw capacity crowd in a packed out hall.
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The 2021 Annual Lunch was the first to take place since 2018, after previous lunches had to be cancelled due to the calling of the 2019 general election…
HE Ambassador Hotovely addressing LFI's Annual Lunch 2021
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Chief Rabbi,
Leader of the Opposition,
Parliamentarians, my fellow guests and speakers.
It is a pleasure to be with you at the LFI Annual Lunch this afternoon.
I want to thank our lunch sponsors, Sir David Garrard and Isaac Kaye, and all of you who have made this…
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP addressing the LFI Annual Lunch.
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Steve McCabe MP
Chair, Labour Friends of Israel
Speech to LFI Annual Lunch
Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends.
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch.
We wouldn’t be here today…
Labour leader Keir Starmer addressing LFI's Annual Lunch 2021
KEIR STARMER SPEECH FOR LFI ANNUAL LUNCH 2021
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Chief Rabbi, Ambassador, friends. It is a pleasure to be with you today at LFI’s annual lunch – our first opportunity to gather together since 2018.
I want to join Steve in thanking today’s co-sponsors, Sir David…
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