Ed Miliband

Rule Changes

Announced settlement sanctions; UK renamed consulate after Israel ordered staff out

Britain announced on September 8 that it would ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and build a sanctions regime against settlement activity over six to nine months. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Parliament that settler groups were carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians with Israel's government turning a blind eye. Israel ordered the British consulate in East Jerusalem closed and banned 11 UK MPs.

Updated Yesterday

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No longer energy secretary; Conservative MPs used the October 21 Commons debate to blame him for the delay in re-approving Jackdaw

The UK approved production from the Jackdaw gas field off north-east Scotland on October 21, 2026, after a court-ordered review of emissions from burning its gas. First gas had not been publicly confirmed by November 9, despite expectations it would flow by the end of October.

Updated 2 days ago

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Leads the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office that issued the sanctions

Britain froze the assets and banned the travel of 15 Sudanese commanders on 26 October 2026, a year after El Fasher fell to the Rapid Support Forces. The Foreign Office has not said whether any of them holds money in Britain.

Updated Oct 29

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Overseeing Britain's legal and economic response

Argentina asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on October 13 to halt British-authorized oil drilling near the Falkland Islands. The tribunal has set a public hearing on the request for November 10 and 11.

Updated Oct 17

Force in Play

As of July 2026: Appointed Foreign Secretary on July 20

Keir Starmer resigned on June 22, 2026, after Labour lost more than 1,000 council seats in May. Andy Burnham ran unopposed to replace him, winning 379 of 403 Labour MPs' nominations—the highest share in modern party history. On July 20, he met King Charles III and became the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade.

Updated Jul 20

New Capabilities

As of May 2026: Leading UK energy security response to Iran war oil shock

Nearly five million households in England and Wales live in leasehold flats where rooftop solar has never been a realistic option. On March 15, 2026, the UK government announced plug-in solar panels will be sold in supermarkets, letting renters and flat-dwellers generate electricity on a balcony or in a garden by connecting to a wall socket.

Updated May 30