Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband insisted it been downgraded in name only and ‘will continue to deliver vital services’. British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband insisted it been downgraded in name only and ‘will continue to deliver vital services’.S1

• British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband stressed that the consulate would not be closing and that it would instead become the UK Mission, Jerusalem, from Thursday.S2