Exclusive: Backbenchers tell Michael Gove they may oppose bill designed to stop sanctions separate to those set by government

Michael Gove is on a collision course with a handful of Conservative MPs over his plans to stop public bodies boycotting Israel.

A group of Tory backbenchers have made clear to the levelling up, housing and communities secretary they have concerns about the economic activity of public bodies bill, which is due to return to the Commons within weeks for a second reading.

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