The UK "condemns" Israel for expanding illegal settlements in the West Bank.
While refusing to take even the simplest step to censure Israel, which would be to ban illegal settlement goods from the UK. Even that step, Hamish Falconer refuses to implement.
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❗So did Israel actually pay for UK soldiers to be trained in Israel during its genocide❓
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Keir Starmer says he opposes Israel's bombing of Lebanon and says "all contingencies" are being considered.
Since 2020, the UK has had a secret military agreement with Israel that the government refuses to publish.
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When will MPs act against ministers who continue to hide behind nonsense "security"-related reasons for denying basic information to them and the public?
Ministers are required to answer parliamentary questions accurately. Why are MPs not enforcing this?
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To defend Israel, the UK is still refusing to even respond to the ICJ’s declaration on Israel’s illegal occupation and call on states to remedy this.
That’s because it would require ministers like Hamish Falconer to actually do something to challenge their ally.
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The Foreign Office doesn’t quite know how much territory Israel illegally occupies in Syria and anyway just calls on its genocidal ally to, pretty please, possibly lay out a timetable whenever you’re ready for withdrawing.
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Foreign minister 'Baroness' Chapman - who has long defended Israel in parliament - now refuses to pronounce on the severe humanitarian impact of the US blockade of Cuba.
Even as her prime minister is publicly ridiculed by the US president.
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The government is not keen on a parliamentary vote on the US use of British bases to bomb Iran.
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Foreign minister 'Baroness' Chapman - who has defended Israel during its genocide - tells parliament that UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese "has a history of making inflammatory remarks" and that the UK has "raised these concerns directly".
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Defence minister Luke Pollard seems fine about whether UK-made components were used by his ally in its missile attack that slaughtered Iranian schoolgirls.
Once again, he refuses to properly comment on it.
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Defence secretary John Healey - who is still at large after authorising hundreds of spy flights for Israel during its genocide - was asked 47 questions in parliament yesterday on the Iran war, and mentioned the word "Israel" once.
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Defence minister Luke Pollard refuses to say if UK-made components have been supplied to US Tomahawk missiles.
Arms firm Raytheon in Glenrothes has won several contracts to produce components for Tomahawks.
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As the UK says Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon, it is proceeding with its new plan to equip British warplanes with US nuclear weapons.
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UK ministers cannot bring themselves to observe that the US attacks on Iran contravene the UN Charter.
The same UN Charter that UK governments endlessly profess their commitment to.
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Defence minister Al Carns claims in parliament that Iran's support to Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis "has been killing British forces for 20 years".
Where is the evidence for this?
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Israel is wiping out whole families in Lebanon and reportedly preparing a major ground invasion.
UK foreign minister Hamish Falconer just says he's "concerned".
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The government isn’t keen on a parliamentary vote on its support for the US war on Iran.
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The Ministry of Defence refuses to say if Peter Mandelson played a role in awarding military contracts to Palantir while ambassador to the US.
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MP Richard Burgon asks the MoD whether it can approve or refuse the US striking individual targets in Iran.
The MoD doesn't answer directly. Like so much else concerning the use of UK bases, it's unclear and we're not allowed to know.
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Foreign minister Jenny Chapman is unable to condemn the US slaughter of Iranian children.
She in effect apologises for her "partner", the US, and simply says "any loss of civilian life is deeply regrettable, whether they be Israeli, Iranian or anybody else".
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As the US continues its illegal war of aggression against Iran defence secretary John Healey says he's "proud" of "our US-UK relationship" which allows the two "to do things together that no other nations will do"
After thousands of US/Israeli strikes, he urges Iran to "de-escalate"
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The government is asked if it will review trade ties with Israel, suspend the 2030 Roadmap on bilateral relations or impose targeted sanctions on Israel.
The Foreign Office ignores all of them.
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The government confirms (again) that it has long known its occupation of the Chagos Islands is illegal, and that it seeks to end it to avoid a “legally binding ruling”.
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In sharp contrast to its numerous protestations to Russia over Alexei Navalny, the Foreign Office continues to acquiesce in the imprisonment of Imran Khan at the hands of its Pakistani military and intelligence ally.
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The government was asked in parliament yesterday what steps it’s taking to prevent Israel’s illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank.
Foreign minister Hamish Falconer says the UK has “raised” the issue with Israel but mentions no other steps.
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Yvette Cooper repeated in parliament yesterday that Iran must “never” be able to acquire nuclear weapons.
Yet when the government is asked about Israel’s actual nuclear arms, it defends Israel by refusing to acknowledge them.
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The government is asked if it took advice from Peter Mandelson on agreeing its £241m military contract with Palantir.
Defence minister Luke Pollard doesn't answer.
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How did Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor escape criticism and accountability for so long?
Partly because MPs are "barred" from criticising the royals and need to be "respectful" of them, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey told the Commons yesterday.
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Britain is increasing military (“defence”) spending, committing to £270bn over the next four years.
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Israel demolishes the HQ of a UN agency in Jerusalem, and the UK government's response is to "condemn", "urge", "reiterate", and "call on" Israel.
With no sanctions or policy changes.
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