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EMILY THORNBERRY has made a comeback to chair the Commons foreign affairs select committee, having been dropped from Sir Keir Starmer’s front bench following the election.
Ms Thornberry backed Mr Starmer’s endorsement of Israeli human rights abuses early in the Gaza genocide, so her new role will not trouble the Prime Minister.
Despite her subservience as shadow attorney-general, she was passed over by the premier when he formed the new government.
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