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Ed Miliband: “We have been clear that we do not accept that the Government of Israel has the legal right to close the British…”

On the recordOctober 8, 2026
We have been clear that we do not accept that the Government of Israel has the legal right to close the British Consulate General in Jerusalem, which has been there for nearly 200 years.
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Ed Miliband
Labour Party

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Statement on the closure of the British Consulate General.

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