Why Keir Starmer decided time was right to recognise a Palestinian state | NYGazet

The PM had signalled a shift in policy unless Israel took steps including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza.

Successive UK governments have said recognition of a Palestinian state should be part of a peace process at a time when it can have maximum impact. In July, amid the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza and under growing pressure from his own... [6392 chars]