Labour Friends of Israel
A lobbying group affiliated with the Labour Party advocating for the UK–Israel relationship and a two-state outcome.
Officers (current — lfi.org.uk)
LFI has honorary parliamentary officers in the House of Commons and House of Lords.
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Honorary parliamentary chair | Mark Sewards MP |
| Honorary chair (House of Lords) | Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale |
| Honorary vice-chairs | Baroness Luciana Berger, Damien Egan MP, Sharon Hodgson MP, Lord Steve McCabe, Catherine McKinnell MP, Peter Prinsley MP |
Source: lfi.org.uk (retrieved 2026-06-25). Note: Wikipedia (below) lists Jon Pearce as Chair (per a Sept 2024 announcement); the lfi.org.uk snapshot above gives Mark Sewards as honorary parliamentary chair — sources differ / may reflect different dates.
Parliamentary supporters (per Wikipedia)
Source: Labour Friends of Israel — Wikipedia (officers, sitting MPs, Lords and former members; page reflects a 2022 list with 2024–2026 updates). Labour unless otherwise stated. Membership/affiliation records, distinct from the funding declarations below.
Officers
- Jon Pearce — Chair
- Damien Egan
- Mike Tapp
- Jo White
- Rosie Cooper
- Chris Evans
- Sharon Hodgson
- Diana Johnson
- Peter Kyle
- Pat McFadden
- Conor McGinn
- Catherine McKinnell
- Rachel Reeves
- John Spellar
- Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale
- Jonathan Reynolds
Sitting MPs
- Fleur Anderson
- Hilary Benn
- Chris Bryant
- Liam Byrne
- Neil Coyle
- Feryal Clark
- Yvette Cooper
- Janet Daby
- Wayne David
- Angela Eagle
- Maria Eagle
- Chris Elmore
- Florence Eshalomi
- Barry Gardiner
- Preet Gill
- Mary Glindon
- Lilian Greenwood
- Nia Griffith
- Carolyn Harris
- Fabian Hamilton
- George Howarth
- Dan Jarvis
- Darren Jones
- Kevan Jones
- Mike Kane
- Liz Kendall
- David Lammy
- Kim Leadbeater
- Chris Matheson
- Siobhain McDonagh
- Stephen Morgan
- Alex Norris
- Taiwo Owatemi
- Toby Perkins
- Jess Phillips
- Bridget Phillipson
- Lucy Powell
- Virendra Sharma
- Barry Sheerman
- Jeff Smith
- Karin Smyth
- Keir Starmer
- Wes Streeting
- Graham Stringer
- Gareth Thomas
- Emily Thornberry
- Karl Turner
- Derek Twigg
- Christian Wakeford
Sitting Lords
- Lord Anderson of Swansea
- Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
- Lord Beecham
- Lord Blunkett
- Lord Boateng
- Lord Clarke of Hampstead
- Lord Collins of Highbury
- Baroness Crawley
- Lord Desai
- Lord Donoughue
- Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
- Baroness Gale
- Lord Grantchester
- Lord Hain
- Lord Harrison
- Lord Haskel
- Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
- Baroness Hodge of Barking
- Lord Hughes of Woodside
- Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
- Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
- Lord Kennedy of Southwark
- Lord Levy
- Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke
- Lord Livermore
- John Maxton
- Lord Murphy of Torfaen
- Lord Rooker
- Baroness Smith of Basildon
- Lord Stone of Blackheath
- Lord Tomlinson
- Lord Touhig
- Lord Turnberg
- Lord Watts
- Lord Winston
- Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
- Lord Wood of Anfield
- Lord Young of Norwood Green
Former members
- David Abrahams
- Lord Archer of Sandwell
- Stuart Bell
- Luciana Berger
- Tony Blair
- Gordon Brown
- Nick Brown
- Stephen Byers
- Jon Cruddas
- Andrew Dismore
- Michael Dugher
- Derek Foster
- Anthony Greenwood
- Andrew Gwynne
- Baroness Hayman
- Joan Humble
- Barbara Keeley
- Jane Kennedy
- Ivan Lewis
- Lord Macdonald of Tradeston
- Denis MacShane
- Steve McCabe
- Michael McCann
- Anne McGuire
- Jonathan Mendelsohn
- Alun Michael
- Andrew Miller
- Jim Murphy
- Dan Norris
- Nick Palmer
- James Purnell
- John Reid
- Terry Rooney
- Dari Taylor
- Gary Titley
- Glenis Willmott
- John Woodcock
- Iain Wright
Other supporters (added separately)
Not part of the Wikipedia roster above; added from other sources.
- Andy Burnham — Mayor of Greater Manchester; former MP for Leigh (added per user)
Historical officers (pre-2008)
From an archived LFI “Who we are” page (pre-2008, based on Gwyneth Dunwoody’s death in April 2008):
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | James Purnell MP |
| Convenor | David Cairns MP |
| President | Rt Hon Gwyneth Dunwoody MP |
| Senior Vice Chair | Mike Gapes MP |
| Vice Chairs | Andrew Dismore MP, Louise Ellman MP, Meg Munn MP |
| Chair (House of Lords) | Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale |
| Policy Council | Stephen Byers MP |
Source: lfi-leadership.jpg (archived screenshot of lfi.org.uk).
Funding declared (this dataset)
Declared to parliamentarians (this dataset): £68,938 across 24 recipient(s). Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests / Electoral Commission, via compilation — pending primary-source verification.
Recipients
- Steve McCabe — £9,850
- Christian Wakeford — £7,300
- Sharon Hodgson — £5,850
- Wes Streeting — £4,700
- Margaret Hodge — £4,200
- John Spellar — £3,350
- Andrew Gwynne — £3,128
- David Lammy — £2,550
- Rachel Reeves — £2,500
- Alex Davies-Jones — £2,300
- Catherine McKinnell — £2,300
- Taiwo Owatemi — £2,300
- Liam Byrne — £2,160
- Chris Bryant — £1,800
- Steve Reed — £1,800
- Stephen Morgan — £1,600
- Lilian Greenwood — £1,500
- Pat McFadden — £1,500
- Rosie Winterton — £1,500
- Derek Twigg — £1,450
- Diana R. Johnson — £1,400
- Peter Kyle — £1,400
- Dan Jarvis — £1,250
- Kevan Jones — £1,250