Laura Kuenssberg
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics 29-07-2009 12:34:03
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'The idea that we want to take sides in this war terrifies me'
Author John O'Farrell says 'the rights and wrongs' in Ukraine are 'very clear' but 'in the Middle East, it's very different'
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'The Ukrainian war... has had huge consequences [for the UK]'
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith says the 7 October attacks by Hamas on Israel has 'taken... focus away from Ukraine' which leads to 'big impacts domestically'
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'What the UK has clearly done is show support to Israel'
CEO of Chatham House Bronwen Maddox says 'even if they've fired no shots' the presence of British military planes in the territory means Israel can 'claim and demonstrate that support'
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“The top priority… has to be seeking de-escalation”
Green co-leader Carla Denyer says Israel broke international law with a strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria but says that does not justify Iran’s attack overnight
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“Do you think we, as a society, are taking violence against women and girls seriously enough?” asks #BBCLauraK
“I don’t” says Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper following the murder of a woman in Bradford as she pushed her child in a pram in the street
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“It’s really important that everyone is working hard to prevent further escalation”
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper condemns the Iranian attack on Israel and says there should be a statement from Rishi Sunak in parliament tomorrow
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'The prime minister held a Cobra meeting on Friday'
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins says 'relevant cabinet ministers' will have been involved in decisions about British military action
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'We will continue to do what we need to do to defend our nation'
Israeli government spokesperson Avi Hyman says a strike on Iran's embassy in Syria was 'definitively' not an attack on 'an embassy' but on forces 'seeking harm on Israel'
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“The ball is in Israel’s court”
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen says diplomatic sources have told him “it’s time to draw a line under this” after Iran’s attack was almost entirely repelled and that Israel should not escalate further
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'I can confirm that British planes were sent to the region'
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins says she can't 'confirm or deny' if British military planes took part in shooting down missiles and drones launched from Iran to Israel
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Huge news from the Middle East overnight bbc.co.uk/news - so this morning we'll be joined by Jeremy Bowen in the studio lyse doucet on the ground in Jerusalem and Bronwen Maddox to help us understand what's going on - see you on @bbcone or BBC iPlayer at 9
The departure of Tim Loughton MP 🇺🇦 means we hit the 100 mark of the number of MPs who have said they are standing down, 64 Tories already, 4 more who were elected as Tories and now independents - whatever the election result, 24 is going to be a big changing of the guard - what will…
She denies any wrongdoing, but could the Angela Rayner police investigation throw Labour’s election campaign off course?
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