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Ed Miliband: “We weighed the costs and the benefits of acting. We thought that we couldn’t just simply stand by because we feared…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2026
We weighed the costs and the benefits of acting. We thought that we couldn’t just simply stand by because we feared Israeli reaction.
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Ed Miliband
Labour Party

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Explaining the UK's decision to impose trade restrictions on Israel.

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