The crew of the Freedom Flotilla boat, Handala, warned Israel to obey international law but are now in captivity, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
John Guest is an example we need to follow today
JON TRICKETT MP looks back at the history of the early Labour Party, where working-class people took to Parliament only to represent the communities where they lived and died, without concern for their careers or personal enrichment

THIS week is the anniversary date of the first general election after the end of World War I.
There is much to learn from that period about the death of an old party — the Liberals — and the growing strength of Labour as an electoral force.
The first woman to be elected to the House of Commons was returned that day, though she never took up her seat.
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