Lisa Nandy leads calls for sanctions on Israel over West Bank annexations

Labour hardens stance to apply imports ban if highly controversial proposals go ahead in face of mounting international opposition

The UK must ban the import of goods from illegal settlements in the West Bank if the Israeli government presses ahead with annexation plans this week, Lisa Nandy, the shadow foreign secretary, has said.

The move would be a major step" and require courage that so far ministers have not been willing to show", she told the Observer. But such a blatant breach of international law must have consequences".