<p>This episode was recorded on the 18th of April, prior to Israel's missile strikes on Iran.</p><br><p>Tensions in the Middle East have heightened further after Iran launched a missile attack on Israel last week. This was in response to Israel’s strike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria - which killed 16 people. Western leaders came to Israel’s defence and condemned Iran’s attack, but prior to this David Cameron - the UK foreign secretary - had warned that the UK’s support for Israel was ‘not unconditional’. </p><br><p>So how have these latest developments divided the government’s stance on Israel’s conflict? And how are Labour planning to act should they come into government amid this war?</p><br><p>Anoosh Chakelian, Britian editor at the New Statesman, is joined by Freddie Hayward, political correspondent, and George Eaton, senior editor.</p><br><p>Read: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2024/04/the-new-tory-divide-on-israel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The new Tory divide on Israel</a></p><br><p><a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics email Morning Call</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
