Conservative MP Bob Seely, who sits on the Foreign Affairs committee, also said that the UK should ‘double down’ on its relationship with Israel.
Calls to halt arms sales to Israel in the aftermath of the death of three British aid workers have been called “shallow gesture politics” by a Tory MP.
Seven workers from the World Central Kitchen were killed in Gaza on Monday evening, with Britons John Chapman, 57; James “Jim” Henderson, 33; and James Kirby, 47; among those who died in the attack. On Thursday, President Joe Biden issued a stark warning to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that future US support for Israel’s Gaza war depends on the swift implementation of new steps to protect civilians and aid workers.
Isle of Wight MP Mr Seely said those calling on the Government to end arms sales were engaging in “shallow gesture politics”. Members of the PCS union have threatened legal action to prevent their members from being forced to carry out unlawful acts.
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