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GB News has already lost a High Court challenge to stop Ofcom from temporarily sanctioning it, in which their lawyers argued it would cause "irreparable damage" to its reputation.

He mischievously made reference to the legal situation with City, which is being dealt with by an independent disciplinary commission that has unlimited sanctioning powers.

David Cameron has urged the UK to consider sanctioning two Israeli ministers as a way of "putting pressure" on the country to act within international law.

Fujimori was broadly accused of sanctioning human rights violations and putting his complete trust in Montesinos, a shadowy character later jailed on embezzlement, bribery and arms smuggling charges.

The administration in December did take the unusual measure of sanctioning a small number of Israeli settlers deemed responsible for deadly attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.