Negotiations United Kingdom The Ecologist | 15 April 2026 UK-Israel trade deal ’must be scrapped’ by Brendan Montague Zack Polanski has demanded Keir Starmer withdraw from the UK-Israel trade agreement, in the aftermath of Israel’s continued illegal airstrikes on Lebanon. The Green Party leader insisted “robust” sanctions are needed following the attacks, in a response to questions from journalists at the launch of his party’s local election campaign in Deptford, south-east London, last Thursday.