The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has claimed that an official from the previous United Kingdom government threatened to withdraw funding and exit the Rome Statute if the court pursued arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and former defense minister. Karim Khan, currently on leave due to separate allegations, made this claim in a submission defending his actions regarding the warrants. He did not name the British official involved but stated the threat was made during an April 2024 phone call, with reports suggesting it may have been the then-foreign secretary. The United Kingdom's position on the International Criminal Court has since shifted following a change in government.