Petition for inquiry into UK 'complicity' in Gaza genocide passes 100,000 threshold

Petition for inquiry into UK 'complicity' in Gaza genocide passes 100,000 threshold

Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 11/09/2026 - 11:13 The petition launched by Your Party will now be considered for debate in parliament Jeremy Corbyn, Your Party's parliamentary leader, said 'the Palestinian people deserve justice'. Off

A petition by Your Party calling for a public inquiry into "British complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza" has received more than 100,000 signatures, passing the threshold for it to be considered for a debate in parliament.

The petition was launched by Your Party chair Jenn Forbes on 23 October and urges an independent public inquiry with the power to question British ministers and officials.

Jeremy Corbyn, Your Party's parliamentary leader, said: "One hundred thousand people have signed this petition because they want the truth about Britain’s complicity in genocide. They deserve answers, and the Palestinian people deserve justice."

Corbyn added: "What weapons were supplied to Israel? What intelligence was gathered over Gaza, and how was it used? What legal advice did ministers receive, and what decisions did they take?

"Parliament must now make time for this debate. But our demand remains a fully independent public inquiry with the power to question those responsible and expose the full extent of Britain’s involvement."

Corbyn co-chaired a tribunal in late 2025 that took evidence from witnesses, UN rapporteurs, journalists, medics and academics - and alleged that Britain was an active participant in some Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

The tribunal found that Britain has "failed in its fundamental obligation to prevent genocide, has been complicit in atrocity crimes, and in some instances has even been an active participant in these crimes".

Corbyn said on Monday: "One day, there will be an inquiry. Does this government want to be remembered for getting in the way?

"It’s not complicated: if the government had nothing to hide, then it would not block our efforts to expose the truth.

"Delaying scrutiny will not make questions of complicity disappear. This issue is not going away - and we are not going anywhere until we have exposed the truth."

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Relations between the UK and Israel have deteriorated in the past two months, with Israel forcing Britain to downgrade its consulate in occupied East Jerusalem to the status of a mission in retaliation for Andy Burnham's government announcing sanctions on Israeli settlements in September.

Late last month the government confirmed it had paused cooperation with Israel under the 2030 roadmap for bilateral relations - a strategic agreement signed in 2023 under the Conservative government, and shortly after a new Israeli government under Netanyahu entered power.

Under the Conservatives and then Keir Starmer's Labour government, Britain operated hundreds of surveillance flights over Gaza during Israel's genocide and shared intelligence with Israel, which successive governments insisted was for "hostage rescue" purposes.

Corbyn's Gaza Tribunal urged the government to impose economic sanctions on Israel, end military cooperation with the country, investigate "British citizens who participated in Israel’s war crimes" and cooperate with "a full, official, independent public inquiry into any cooperation between the UK and Israel since October 2023".

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