Burnham defends UK ban on Israeli settlement trade
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
Burnham defends UK ban on Israeli settlement trade
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended a ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank Grouped from 4 articles across 4 sources.
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Burnham sees sanctions against Israeli settlements as an electoral asset
While a survey found Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters to be the strongest backers of such a ban on trade, even Tory and Reform voters were in favour overall UK politics live – latest updates There was a time when placing Israel under strict trade sanctions would have been a politically risky thing for a British prime minister to do. Andy Burnham, however, considers it an electoral asset. As Kemi Badenoch attacked him over defence spending at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, Burnham deliberately turned the topic to the trade ban on illegal settlements which he had announced on Tuesday. Continue reading...
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Britain must 'stand against injustice' over West Bank settlements, PM Burnham says
LONDON, Sept 9 - Britain had to \"stand for something\", Prime Minister Andy Burnham told parliament on Wednesday in a defence of his government's decision to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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