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Ed Miliband's 'personal agenda' hurting the UK says Tom Tugendhat in blast at 'virtue-signalling' Israel sanctions, handshake with top Iranian and green fixation

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Tom Tugendhat, the shadow foreign secretary, criticized Ed Miliband for prioritizing personal views on green issues and 'virtue signalling' over energy security and relations with allies like Israel. At the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Tugendhat accused Miliband of damaging UK interests by imposing sanctions on Israel and shaking hands with Iran's top diplomat during a time of tension between their countries. Tugendhat argued that the Foreign and Development Office should focus more on projecting British power abroad rather than acting like an international NGO, emphasizing the need for strong diplomacy to protect national security and interests.

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In a speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Tom Tugendhat criticized Ed Miliband, the UK's shadow foreign secretary, for pursuing a "personal agenda" prioritizing environmental issues over energy security and relations with allies like Israel. Tugendhat said it is time to stop treating the Foreign and Development Office as an "international NGO" and use it more effectively to project British power abroad. He specifically attacked Miliband for shaking hands with Iranian minister Abbas Araghchi at the UN while Iran continues to plot terror attacks in the UK, and for imposing sanctions on Israel over its West Bank settlements, which has strained relations with a key security ally. Tugendhat argued that such actions undermine Britain's safety by prioritizing virtue signaling over practical matters like intelligence sharing and energy independence from China.

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Ed Miliband is pursuing a 'personal agenda' as the UK's top diplomat that prioritises his green views and 'virtue signalling' over energy security and relations with allies like Israel, Tom Tugendhat said. asserted

Tugendhat → pursue → Israel

In a scything attack the shadow foreign secretary said it was time to stop treating the Foreign and Development Office like 'an international NGO' and use it to project British power abroad. asserted

it → say → power

He took aim at his opposite number for a controversial handshake with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi at the UN last month against a backdrop of state-sponsored terrorism in the UK. asserted

He → take → UK

And Mr Tugendhat, the former security minister, lashed out at the decision to hit Israel with sanctions over its illegal West Bank settlements, which led to a major falling out with a key security ally. asserted

which → lash → ally

To applause at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham he said: 'We think it is wrong to have a man in the foreign office who ties our energy to China instead of deepening and strengthening our union by tapping resources from the North Sea. asserted

who → say → Sea

'We think it is wrong to have a Foreign Secretary who chooses to virtue signal over intelligence sharing in a way that will keep Britain safe, because that isn't serving the British people. asserted

that → think → people

'That is serving his personal agenda.' asserted

That → serve → agenda

In a scything attack the shadow foreign secretary said it was time to stop treating the Foreign and Development Office like 'an international NGO' and use it to project British power abroad He took aim at his opposite number for a controversial handshake with Iranian Abbas Araghchi minister at the UN that happened while it plots terror attacks in the UK Pointing to a Shahed-136 drone suspended from the ceiling of Birmingham's Symphony Hall, which was launched by Russia against Ukraine, Mr Tugendhat continued: 'Russia is using weapons like that to murder our friends.' asserted

Russia → say → friends

He accused Iran of 'spreading fear and hatred around the world'. asserted

He → accuse → world

He added: 'These nations are all abusing the international structures that we built. asserted

we → add → that

The rules that we wrote are being twisted against us by those who wish to do us harm. asserted

who → write → harm

' Mr Tugendhat later said: 'For too long, many in the Foreign Office have acted as though they were an international NGO (non-governmental organisation). asserted

they → say → Office

'And they've forgotten that the treaties are there to make Britain stronger, not to make us weaker, and that the job of the king's representatives is to protect and defend the King's realm. asserted

job → forget → realm

Now, we've got ourselves tied into knots over recent years, haven't we? asserted

we → get → years

Ed Miliband's 'personal agenda' hurting the UK says Tom Tugendhat in blast at 'virtue-signalling' Israel sanctions, handshake with top Iranian and green fixation

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