Emily Thornberry

British politician (born 1960)

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Beyond the fact that the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem — occupied Palestinian territory — is not in Israel's prerogative, it is yet another attempt by this far-right Israeli government to block a two-state solution."... It is illegal, and the UK must resist it."
As far as I’m concerned, the only important consideration is that the government has finally done the right thing.”... If you’re a grown-up politician, you can say sometimes: ‘Well, we were wrong about that. We wished we’d listened to you.'
It is a criminal offence to knowingly receive a donation for a political party from a foreigner with no connection to the UK.... What has... We must protect our democracy from foreign interference and keep all dodgy money out.”
There are still unanswered questions as to how someone so clearly unfit was appointed British Ambassador to the United States.”
I believe that with proper redactions, it should be that the ISC are allowed to look at this at [the vetting] file to understand why it was that mitigations could be put in place in order to make us safe.”
This is a wholly exceptional circumstance, surely?”... No.”

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UK right to weigh diplomacy before ‘calling out’ allies on international law breaches, says attorney general

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That it took almost five days to reach Trump — and after a second US show of force in the maritime seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker — is being touted by Starmer’s party political critics in Westminster as evidence that, under him, UK influence is waning on the world stage

Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/uk…