Mark Rutte said Britain will need to steadily increase defence spending to meet Nato target of 3.5% of GDP by 2035Britain needs to show “a credible path” of annual increases in its defence budgets to meet a Nato target of...
Read MoreMore than 130 counsels and KCs sign letter to PM saying international law requires further measures to stop illegal settlementsMore than 130 legal experts, including 18 king’s counsel (KCs), have written to Andy Burnham saying...
Read MoreThe UK foreign secretary has drawn rage and respect after announcing trade sanctions on Israeli settlers. Heather Stewart explains how – and why – Ed Miliband got toughThis time just over a decade ago, Ed Miliband was known for...
Read MoreHigh commissioner to India replaces Olly Robbins, who was sacked over Peter Mandelson scandalThe Foreign Office has its first ever female head after the appointment of Lindy Cameron, the high commissioner to India.Cameron’s new...
Read MoreIt has been a huge week for Labour as Ed Miliband shifted the party’s stance on Israel by announcing sanctions on the illegal settlements in the West Bank and describing what is happening in Gaza as ethnic cleansing. What is...
Read MoreParty denies wrongdoing after Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover stingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up...
Read MoreThe foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is facing a backlash over the government’s sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank after the chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, said the safety of British Jews could be at...
Read MoreMove appears to follow undercover stingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up a new line of attack against the government, accusing it of hypocrisy. This is what he...
Read MorePM and leader of the opposition spar over defence spendingAlex Burghart, the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up a new line of attack against the government, accusing it of hypocrisy....
Read MoreUK foreign secretary ‘regrets’ Israel’s response to ban on trade with illegal settlements but ‘proud’ of his actionsUK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backingGood morning. Yesterday...
Read MoreIsrael’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, earlier claimed that the UK was ‘systemically working against the state of Israel’ UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backingThe Liberal...
Read MoreA look at whether Ed Miliband’s plans will be effective and what they signal for future Israel-UK relationsThe British foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has announced plans for an import ban on goods for illegal settlements in...
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