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Most British diplomats to leave Jerusalem consulate

8 October 2026

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The UK acted under pressure from Israel, which had threatened to close the consulate - though that would have been illegal under international law. It has been renamed the UK Mission, with many fewer Foreign Office staff to take on the work. The former Consul General in Jerusalem tells us what goes on there, and the man who ran the Foreign Office joins us live. Also today, a Royal Navy sailor has been charged with spying for a foreign power. We report from Berlin, where Prime Minister Burnham has been meeting Chancellor Merz. And schoolchildren speak to the astronauts on the International Space Station as it passes over Scotland.