UK Unions Back Israel Boycott for First Time

Britain's Trades Union Congress, speaking for over 5.3 million workers, voted for the first time to support the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign — a pressure effort urging economic isolation of Israel. Proposed by Artists' Union England at the September 2026 Brighton meeting, it urges London to apply broad sanctions and stop arms sales and military ties.