On the sanctions regime, I think it is substantive, I think it’s going to make a substantive difference and that is absolutely our intention and he’s absolutely right that once we bring in the sanctions regime, we of course always keep its scope under review.
Ed Miliband: “On the sanctions regime, I think it is substantive, I think it’s going to make a substantive difference and that is…”
On the recordSeptember 9, 2026
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Ed Miliband
Labour Party
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Discussing the new sanctions regime on Israeli settlements.
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