Miliband defends sanctions on Israeli settlements and pushes back against chief rabbi’s criticism – UK politics live

The Guardian World Wednesday 09 September 2026, 07:55 UTC By Andrew Sparrow 1 min read

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UK 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 Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary, made what may turn out to be one of the most important Commons statements of the year. Here is our overnight report by Pippa Crerar, Jessica Elgot and Kiran Stacey.

UK foreign secretary ‘regrets’ Israel’s response to ban on trade with illegal settlements but ‘proud’ of his actions

UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing

Good morning. Yesterday Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary, made what may turn out to be one of the most important Commons statements of the year. Here is our overnight report by Pippa Crerar, Jessica Elgot and Kiran Stacey.

Here is an analysis by Patrick Wintour, the Guardian’s diplomatic editor.

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Miliband defends sanctions on Israeli settlements and pushes back against chief rabbi’s criticism – UK politics live

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