Badenoch draws cross-party criticism for backing Israel’s expulsion of Labour MPs

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Labour and the Tories have become embroiled in a war of words after the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, defended Israel’s decision to deny two MPs entry into the country and deport them.
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Speaking about the deportation of Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang, who were part of an MP delegation set to visit humanitarian aid projects and communities in the West Bank with UK charity partners, the Conservative leader said: “I think that every country should be able to control its borders, and that’s what Israel is doing, as far as I understand.”

The Labour MP Emily Thornberry, who is chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee, told Sky News she was “completely gobsmacked” by the Tory leader’s comments, adding: “This is nonsense. You have to stand up for what’s right, Kemi Badenoch, and you should stand in solidarity with other parliamentarians who were just going to Israel and the West Bank to find out what was going on.”

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