The Jewish Leadership Council and Board of Deputies have written to Labour’s Lisa Nandy asking for clarification of Labour’s policy on Israeli settlement goods following comments by one of the party’s MPs.

In an opening speech in last month’s debate on West Bank settlements, Stephen Kinnock, the MP for Aberavon, called for the government to support “a ban on all products that originate from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.”

He told the Commons: “Profiting from these products is tantamount to profiting from the proceeds of crime and it must stop.”

The JC understands that the JLC’s chief executive Claudia Mendoza and the Board’s CEO Gillian Merron raised concerns in a letter to Labour’s shadow foreign secretary that her party’s policy had shifted towards an unconditional ban on settlement goods - despite a previous pledge that this would only be considered if Israel’s government proceeded with an annexation of part of the West Bank.

Mr Kinnock, the outgoing chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Palestine, the following day tweeted five demands for the UK government to implement in the region, including “ban trade out of illegal settlements”.

After the MP’s remarks, made on September 24, Labour issued a clarification of the party’s policy on the region, saying: “In response to the Israeli government’s proposed annexation of large parts of the West Bank – which would constitute a clear of international law – Labour would support a ban on goods produced in territory that had been annexed.

“We welcomed the decision taken by the Israeli government in June to pause the planned annexation and urge the Israeli government to withdraw these plans entirely.  We call on all sides to renew efforts to restart a meaningful dialogue and bring about a long-term, peaceful solution to the conflict.

“Labour has been clear and consistent that we do not support a boycott of Israeli goods.”

In July, Ms Nandy suggested that a way to punish Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if they went ahead with the annexation proposal was through a ban of some West Bank settlement goods.

She later met the Board over what she said was a “divisive” issue. Ms Nandy has frequently spoken out against BDS.

The JC has contacted Ms Nandy for comment over the letter from the JLC and the Board.