Rishi Sunak abandons Truss plan to move British embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

‘It has been looked at ... there are no plans’ says Downing Street

Rishi Sunak has abandoned moves by his predecessor to relocate Britain’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Downing Street has disclosed.

Liz Truss, when she was prime minister, ordered a review into whether the UK should follow the Trump administration in moving its embassy from Tel Aviv.

She told her Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid she was considering the switch.