Israel is a key ally for Britain in the Middle East. The UK is Israel’s largest European trading partner, with a relationship worth more than £6bn in 2023, of which more than half was made up of British exports to the Jewish state. Almost 10,000 British businesses are involved in exporting or importing goods with Israel. And Israeli firms are the biggest supplier of NHS’ medicines, with their generics saving the health service an estimated £2.9bn annually.
Britain and Israel also have a growing security relationship, with cooperation to combat terrorism and the threat posed by Iran, and Israeli cybersecurity experts helping the UK fight cyberwarfare and helping to secure London’s place as a global financial centre.
Two key priorities for the Labour government – health technology and accelerating the growth of climate technology innovation – are areas of Israeli strength
We want to support Britain’s new Labour government to:
- Work towards an ambitious UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement.
- Expand the Israel-UK security and defence partnership.