Bloomberg has already reported that British diplomats briefed US counterparts that the move is “largely symbolic” and will have “no material impact on the UK’s wider relationship with Israel on trade or security”.

Israeli officials have said they will retaliate against British sanctions, which could leave Burnham vulnerable given how many contracts the UK military has signed with Israeli arms firms.

These include Rafael, an Israeli state-owned firm which supplies the “brains” for Britain’s Sky Sabre air defence system, which is deployed at sensitive sites such as the Falklands.

Is it concerning then that Israeli ministers and their children have begun to endorse Argentina’s claim to those islands?