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Ukraine Visit

Once the aid had been dropped off I continued my journey on the night train to Kyiv, where I attended the Ukrainian Parliament and met...

Kosovo

Kosovo is a young country which the UK played a major role in stopping genocide there over 20 years ago and now the situation is...

Afghanistan: My speech in the debate

Below is the text from my speech, prepared in advance of the Parliamentary debate on the 18th August. I was not called to speak at the...

Help with relatives in Afghanistan

Like all MPs offices across the UK we are being contacted by many people worried for family members in Afghanistan. If you need advice...

Afghanistan Westminster Debate

In the debate on Afghanistan today I made the point that we in Leeds are ready to welcome refugees but they need safe corridors through...

Afghanistan

There has been a major miscalculation of the resilience of the Afghan forces and staggering complacency from the British Government about...

West Papua – the world’s forgotten injustice

We think we know all about the great injustices of the world. The peoples who have been killed, their human rights transgressed,...

MP Demands Reversal of Israel’s Nation State Law

Alex Sobel has taken a stand against Israel’s Nation State Law by tabling an Early Day Motion in Parliament. The Member of Parliament for...

MP Demands Action on Israeli Visa Policy in Parliamentary Motion

Alex Sobel has today put down an Early Day Motion in Parliament after reports of foreign residents being increasingly denied visa...