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Ban on councils boycotting Israel moves forward

MPs have voted through legislation that aims to ban councils from launching boycotts of Israeli goods.

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By Paul Marinko | 11 January 2024

MPs have voted through legislation that aims to ban councils from launching boycotts of Israeli goods.

The Bill passed its last Commons stage by 282 votes to 235 ahead of going before peers in the upper house of Parliament.

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