UK foreign minister sidesteps question on Cyprus involvement in Israel conflict

British Foreign Minister David Lammy on Monday sidestepped a question put to him by an opposition MP regarding the country’s Akrotiri base’s potential involvement in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Lammy was facing questions from British lawmakers following his announcement that the United Kingdom would suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences to Israel in light of the ongoing conflict, with one MP, independent Jeremy Corbyn, raising the matter of the Akrotiri base.

“Will he also explain what role...