Banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements is a start, but Labour must not stop there

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The government must look at how it can provide accountability, reparation, and investment in Palestine commensurate with the damage the UK has caused Shortly before taking office, Andy Burnham, the new prime minister, apologised for our party’s initial response to Israel's war on Gaza, saying we got it wrong. He was right to apologise, but in the face of overwhelming evidence of Israel’s genocide and war crimes, and the UK’s long complicity, it is far from enough. Today, the foreign secretary ha