Emily Thornberry: “The UK government has let down the Palestinian people and Israel’s sense of impunity is staggering.”

Beyond the fact that the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem - occupied Palestinian territory - is not in Israel's prerogative, it is yet another attempt by this far-right Israeli government to block a two-state solution.

I don’t think we need to have another referendum, but what we can do is have [re-joining the EU] in the manifesto and then people can have a choice.

It is illegal, and the UK must resist it.

Now is the time to act. We can’t put it off any longer. We have to stop saying, ‘Oh, isn’t it difficult?’ and just get on with it.