The Jewish Chronicle reports that Starmer has reversed a years-long British reluctance to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and will attempt to do so in the next session of parliament:
“In relation to malign state actors more generally, and proscription, we do need legislation in order to take necessary measures, and that is legislation that we will be bringing forward as soon as we can. We’re going to a new session in a few weeks time and we’ll be bringing that legislation forward.”
Under Reform pressure and pressure from the BAN THE BROTHERHOOD campaign. Could be one of his last substantive acts in office…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”