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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Eleni Courea, Peter Walker and Aletha Adu

Tory infighting grows as peer calls for end to Israel arms sales

Rishi Sunak is under pressure to halt weapons sales to Israel.
Rishi Sunak is under pressure to halt weapons sales to Israel. Photograph: Danny Lawson/AP

Britain’s ongoing arms sales to Israel have provoked bitter infighting within the Conservative party, as Rishi Sunak came under mounting pressure to halt weapons exports in light of the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Amid continued international anger after an Israeli drone strike killed seven aid workers in Gaza, Nicholas Soames, the veteran Tory peer, said the UK should send a message about Israel’s actions – the latest in a series of Conservative figures to call for an end to UK arms sales.

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