Sunak stresses need to uphold democracy at Netanyahu No 10 talks

Israeli prime minister greeted by hundreds of protesters during London visit to discuss security

Rishi Sunak emphasised the need to uphold democratic values when he met Benjamin Netanyahu for talks on Friday, the British prime minister's office has said, in a reference to the Israeli government's attempt to overhaul the judiciary.

Sunak has faced calls to do more to distance the UK from his Israeli counterpart and the extremism of Netanyahu's rightwing coalition government, which has faced mass protests over its attempts to increase politicians' power over the courts.