Tory MPs voice concerns over tabled ban on public bodies boycotting Israel

Tory sources said Alicia Kearns, the foreign affairs select committee chair, was one of almost 10 MPs and peers to have expressed concerns. Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA

Michael Gove is on a collision course with a handful of Conservative MPs over his plans to stop public bodies boycotting Israel.

A group of Tory backbenchers have made clear to the levelling up, housing and communities secretary they have concerns about the economic activity of public bodies bill, which is due to return to the Commons within weeks for a second reading.