Huckabee’s comments came after Florida Congressman Randy Fine warned on X that sanctions would effectively “ban any British company forced to comply from doing business with any state or local government in Florida” under state law.
The diplomat’s comments will unnerve British exporters, who are already navigating an increasingly fragile trading relationship with the U.S.
Miliband’s expected announcement marks a sharp shift in Britain’s stance on Israeli settlements, after he promised a “comprehensive reset” of policy on Israel. It comes just two weeks before Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s expected trip to New York for the U.N. General Assembly — and a potential first in-person meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Burnham and Trump spoke Monday about the “U.K.’s commitment to working towards peace and security” in the Middle East and stressed the “importance of the two state solution,” according to a readout from the British side.
While Trump has yet to respond to the sanctions, political differences have previously influenced his decisions on trade.
In January, the president threatened to impose 10 percent tariffs on eight countries, including the U.K., for opposing his demands to use military force to take control of Greenland. More recently, he has threatened to slap European countries imposing digital services taxes on American tech firms with 100 percent tariffs.
