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“We are concerned about a federal government that gives local governments the green light to follow their worst political instinct, instead of what we know works,” Visotzky said.

Many view such statements as giving Israel a green light to ramp up bombings.

It follows US President Joe Biden's decision to give Ukraine the green light to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia on Monday.

It is set to intensify competition with rival Eli Lilly, whose popular weight-loss treatment also got the green light months ago but has yet to go on sale in the world's second largest pharmaceutical market.

Now that the US has given Ukraine the green light to use American-supplied long range missiles in Russia, what will the UK decide?