Analysis: Ed Miliband is becoming the UK's most formidable foreign secretary in decades

Rarely has a British foreign secretary come under such ferocious attack as Ed Miliband over the past weeks. Miliband provoked a two-pronged assault when he announced his intention to impose punitive measures against Israel in an attempt to halt settler violence - and rescue the prospect of a Palestinian state. The foreign secretary is set to announce a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements on Tuesday. The ban will aim to bring the UK into compliance with the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of July 2024, according to Whitehall sources.