'Standing up for freedom': British politicians react to UK sanctions on Israeli settlements

Reactions by British politicians have been pouring in to the government's announcement of sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements. Labour MPs broadly praised the new measures in parliament on Tuesday, while Green and independent MPs urged the government to go further. Meanwhile, the Conservative Party and Reform UK denounced the sanctions. On Tuesday the government recognised the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, declared the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and announced both comprehensive sanctions on Israeli settlements and a ban on all arms licences and other exports that "materially contribute to the occupation".