UK will ‘continue to have close working relationship’ with Israeli government
Tory minister David Rutley adds it would be 'inappropriate comment further at this stage ahead of the government formation' on the impact of far-right politicians in the Netanyahu govt
The UK will “continue to have a close working relationship” with the new coalition government in Israel, a foreign office minister has said.
But David Rutley MP added it was “inappropriate to comment further at this stage ahead of the government’s formation” about the impact of far-right ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government might make to this relationship.
The minister was asked in the Commons on Tuesday by Labour’s Andy Slaughter whether the Uk government “will be meeting representatives of those far-right parties?”
Slaughter asked: “What have you made of the role of the far-right in Israel’s new government as they?”
Rutley stressed Israel was one of the UK’s “closet partners” adding “you will find we will continue to have a close working relationship with the new government.”
He then added: “But it would be inappropriate to comment further’ as ministerial positions were still being finalised.
Earlier Bob Blackman MP had said he wished to “congratulate” Netanyahu on his return as prime minister saying he wished he would form “a broad-based coalition” to ensure a “key ally” had “stable” government.
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