Things seem to have moved after the Cabinet meeting this morning, but there are some pretty big caveats:

[The announcement] will stipulate the need for the release of all the hostages still held by Hamas and be based on a guarantee the terror group no longer rules Gaza, sources say.

Also made me wonder how Starmer’s conversation with Trump went yesterday. Not good?

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      Uk has no eminent security risk so there is no reason to by and sells arms from/to israel. Israel is the 44th trading parner of the uk so they can also impose sanctions on israel

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        Israel is the 44th trading partners of Israel? Sorry what the fuck are you trying to say here?

        Ok makes sense now you’ve edited it 😀

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          I mean israel is only uk’s 44th trade partner accounting for only about 0.3% of total UK trade. The uk could impose sanctions on israel

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            Is direct trade that only issue that determines whether or not sanctions could be applied?

            Surely there’s general politics bulshittery in the mix ?