However, only a small proportion of the $8.12 billion in bilateral trade originates in the West Bank. For one of its first foreign policy moves, the administration of U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham is banning goods from illegal settlements in the West Bank.
The U.K. government has said the move is to keep alive the possibility of a ‘two State solution’.
U.K. Prior to being appointed Prime Minister, Mr. Burnham had apologised for his predecessor Keir Starmer’s and Labour’s early position on the Israel-Gaza conflict, saying the party needed to do better. Mr. Huckabee suggested that British business could suffer in some U.S. Asked whether he was aware that Mr. Miliband himself was Jewish, Mr.
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is set to announce the ban in the House of Commons on Tuesday (September 8, 2026).
Israeli President said the U.K. decision would fall “on the wrong side of history” as he accused the U.K. of interference in Knesset elections which are at the end of October. States , such as Florida, which, he said, had laws that could result in a ban on business with Britain, if the sanctions went through. Huckabee accused the British government of “Jew hate” on social media. Huckabee drew a parallel saying there were “some Americans who don’t like America very much”.
Earlier this week, Mr.
