Towards the end of May Labour suspended trade negotiations with Israel over its military operations in Gaza. Tonight it is going further…
Guido hears Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are due to be sanctioned by the UK government today. A 7 p.m. oral statement in the Commons from the FCDO will confirm as much…
The statement is penned in to “challenge those inciting hate and protecting the viability of a two state solution.” Labour has in recent weeks taken joint action with Canada and France in launching on Israel while officials briefed they were considering sanctions on ministers. Going further now…
Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked John Healey: “Just finally, I mean Andy Burnham has been very clear he wants Britain back in the European Union in his lifetime. Do you?”
The Chancellor replied: “I’m older than Andy Burnham. I don’t expect to see that.”