Opposition leader Rishi Sunak challenged the government’s decision to suspend 30 of the UK’s 350 arms export licenses to Israel at Prime Minister’s Questions.
“It is a decision the Chief Rabbi says ‘beggars belief’ and will encourage our shared enemies,” he said.
Starmer claimed the government “came to a clear legal conclusion and shared that conclusion and assessment with Parliament. We will of course continue to stand by Israel’s right to self-defence, but it is important that we are a country committed to the international rule of law.”
He added that the government’s action was a “legal decision not a policy decision” to chants of “nonsense” and “take responsibility” from the Conservative benches.
