Luke Akehurst

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Luke Akehurst, right wing Labour Party activist and candidate, Israel lobbyist and Director of We Believe in Israel a project of BICOM

Luke Akehurst is the Director of We Believe in Israel a project of the pro Israel campaign group BICOM. Akehurst has been a Labour Party activist since 1988, and a staunch Blairite.

He was National Secretary of Labour Students 1995-6; Parliamentary candidate for Aldershot (2001) and Castle Point (2005), and from 2002-2009, was been Hackney Councillor (Chatham Ward) and chief whip of Labour in the London borough. Member of Labour’s NEC 2010-2012.[1]

He specialises in advising defence and aerospace companies.

He has a Blog[1] which has been spoofed.[2]

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