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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Liz Truss could follow Trump and move UK embassy to Jerusalem

The British prime minister, Liz Truss, meets Israel’s caretaker leader, Yair Lapid
The British prime minister, Liz Truss, meets Israel’s Yair Lapid on the sidelines of the UN general assembly. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Liz Truss has said she is considering relocating the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in a controversial move that would break with decades of UK foreign policy in order to follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump.

In a meeting on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York, the prime minister told Israel’s caretaker leader, Yair Lapid, about a “review of the current location” of the building, Downing Street said in a statement.

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