Parliamentary Friends of Standing Together
UK Friends of Standing Together’s core mission is to build political solidarity and practical support for Standing Together’s work to build co-resistance between Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel, towards peace and equality.
We also have a domestic political platform, based on policies which represent forms of external pressure that supplement Standing Together’s work on the ground. We will shortly be updating that platform.
We are proud to work with a number of parliamentary supporters, in both the UK and Scottish Parliaments. In September 2025, nine MPs across three parties signed an open letter to the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary. In October 2025, 20 MSPs co-signed a motion supporting Standing Together’s work.
We've since launched Parliamentary Friends of Standing Together, a platform for MPs, MSPs, MSs, and peers to publicly support Standing Together’s work.
As of October 2026, the members are (L-R): Alex Sobel MP (Labour & Cooperative, Leeds Central and Headingley); Nadia Whittome MP (Labour, Nottingham East); Clive Lewis MP (Labour, Norwich South), James Naish MP (Labour, Rushcliffe); Simon Opher MP (Labour, Stroud); Ellie Chowns (Green, North Herefordshire); Adrian Ramsay (Green, Waveney Valley); Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East); Siân Berry (Green, Brighton Pavillion).
Humza Yousaf (Scottish National Party, Glasgow Pollock) was also a Parliamentary Friend of Standing Together until May 2026, when he did not seek re-election.
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It was brilliant to meet Uri and Amin from Standing Together, a grassroots movement organizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel against the occupation and working for peace, equality, and social justice. @omdimbeyachad @uriweltmann @Amin921125 https://t.co/vjMcpVpTSS
— Dr Ellie Chowns MP (@EllieChowns) May 27, 2025
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Above: Nadia Whittome MP and Alex Sobel MP host Standing Together leaders Rula Daood and Uri Weltmann at the public launch of UK Friends of Standing Together, December 2023. Picture source: Jewish News
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Question by Simon Opher MP in a Westminster Hall debate on Israel-Palestine, December 2024
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Will you ask your MP to become a Parliamentary Friend of Standing Together? MPs who sign up will receive regular briefings from Standing Together activists on the ground.
For further info, email parliament@ukfost.co.uk.