One in two Britons back anticipated Israeli settlement trade ban

One in two Britons backs a ban on trade with Israeli West Bank settlements, polling suggests.A survey carried out by YouGov pollsters showed 50% favoured the measure.Only a minority (16%) of the 6,142 people surveyed on Wednesday opposed an embargo, while 34% did not know.While backing for a ban was strongest among Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters, the policy had cross-party support. The majority of surveyed Conservative and Reform voters said they "strongly support" a prohibition.About a third of the governing Labour party MPs (140) in June had signed a letter calling for an Israeli settlement trade ban.The government confirmed in July it was working towards a ban on imports and exports to illegal Israeli settlements. Inside Israel's settlement economy Both services and goods will be prohibited from flowing to and from the outposts, the trade minister at the time, Sir Chris Bryant, told MPs of the Business and Trade Committee.The policy will be announced in September, according to reporting in The Times and Middle East Eye.How would it work?Exactly how a ban is implemented is unclear but the current sanctions regime could be used, Sir Chris told the committee last month.Another di...