Senior Labour MP meets Muslim Council of Britain despite 'disengagement' policy

A senior Labour MP, Emily Thornberry, held a rare meeting with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), an organization the UK government has a policy of not engaging with. Thornberry, who chairs the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Select Committee, discussed Palestine, humanitarian needs, and the UK's responsibility in maintaining international human rights. The meeting is a significant development as the Labour government has maintained the previous Conservative government's policy of disengagement with the MCB. Thornberry has previously supported a ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements and urged the government to recognize a Palestinian state.