David Lammy is wrong to halt trade talks with Israel
In recent weeks, Britain has wrapped up trade deals with India and the United States and is on the lookout for new agreements. Keir Starmer has agreed a ‘re-set’ with the European Union that will make it slightly easier to export goods across the continent. It has been a good few weeks for ‘Global Britain’. There is, however, one country that the Labour government does not want to trade with: Israel. Turning our back on our great ally in the Middle East is a mistake. Israel is a country we could, and should, do a lot of business with. But instead of bringing ‘Global Britain’ to the Jewish State, Foreign Secretary
