Labour MP Emily Thornberry urges Britain to defy Israeli order to close Jerusalem consulate

Labour MP Emily Thornberry urges Britain to defy Israeli order to close Jerusalem consulate Submitted by Peter Oborne on Mon, 10/05/2026 - 12:44 The chair of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee tells MEE that Israel's closure order is ‘illegal’ Labour politician Emily Thornberry after being appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Buckingham Palace, London, 10 June 2025 (AFP) Off Emily Thornberry, chair of parliament’s influential Foreign Affairs Committee, has called on Britain to refuse compliance with Israel ’s closure of the British consulate in occupied East…