# Burnham's Balancing Act on Israel

An episode of [Politics Unpacked](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/660638948), 26 Aug 2026, 35 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesredbox/e/6a8ef7300c15e359f972d86f/media.mp3

Andy Burnham is set to announce tough new sanctions on West Bank settlements, but is warned they could turn into a de facto boycott of the whole country. How does he balance the competing demands within the Labour party? Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Alice Thomson and Robert Crampton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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