MPs vote to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel and other countries

Government wins Commons vote despite scores of Tory backbenchers joining Labour in abstained on the vote

MPs have voted to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel and other countries, despite a rebellion of 86 Conservative MPs, some of whom said the ban was illiberal and others that it would hamper action against China.

The government won a vote on Monday night on the economic activity of public bodies bill, despite the opposition of Tory backbenchers, after Labour abstained on the vote.

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