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A petition launched by left-wing political figures in the United Kingdom calling for an official inquiry into the country’s role in the Israeli regime’s genocide in Gaza has gathered enough signatures to trigger a parliamentary debate. Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who currently leads Your Party, said in a post on his X account on Monday that the petition, which calls for a public inquiry into Britain’s “complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza,” had gathered more than 100,000 signatures.

The number means the petition, first launched by a senior Your Party official, has reached the threshold requiring the British Parliament to consider the issue for debate. “Parliament must now make time for a debate. We are not going away until we get this inquiry. We want the truth, and we want justice,” Corbyn said in his post. The petition calls for an official inquiry with the power to question officials and ministers involved in decisions related to Britain’s role in the Israeli genocidal war in Gaza, including decisions that facilitated the supply of weapons to the Israeli regime.

It's official. 100,000 people have signed our petition for an inquiry into the UK's role in genocide. Thank you to everyone who signed & shared. — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) November 9, 2026 Parliament must now make time for a debate. We are not going away until we get this inquiry. We want the truth, and we want justice. pic.twitter.com/Jl3bBhgnZ4 London has been a vocal supporter of the Israeli regime since it launched its brutal aggression on Gaza in October 2023.

Reports, including a 2024 investigation by Qatar-based news organization Al Jazeera, have shown that the British government provided direct military support to the Israeli regime during the genocide in Gaza. However, the new Labour government, which came to power in July, has acknowledged that Britain's policy toward Gaza was wrong, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham admitting that it had caused “huge hurt.” Nearly 75,000 people have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, including more than 1,500 since a ceasefire came into effect in October last year.