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Jeremy Bowen: 'Thank you, but it's too late': Why some Palestinians aren't convinced by Starmer's promise
At the UN in New York this week, Britain's foreign secretary David Lammy said the UK could be proud to have helped lay Israel ...
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Starmer’s Palestine problem
But that declaration of victory now looks like hubris. Palestine is, again, the animating force within Labour’s internal ...
Freed Hamas hostage says Starmer on ‘wrong side of history’ over Palestine recognition
Emily Damari said Keir Starmer was guilty of a ‘moral failure’ after his move to recognise the state of Palestine ...
Top lawyers warn Starmer recognising Palestine could breach international law
Some 39 members of the House of Lords, including some of the UK’s most eminent KCs, have raised concerns about the PM’s ...
Starmer’s move on Palestinian statehood is clever politics
While Labour’s frontbench held the line for much of the past year, rank-and-file discontent has grown – and with it, the ...
PM says he ‘particularly’ listens to hostages after Palestine backlash
PM says he ‘particularly’ listens to hostages after Palestine backlash - Sir Keir said there is a ‘need to do everything we can to alleviate the human catastrophe in Gaza’.
Arab nations tell Hamas to ‘disarm’ and end rule of Gaza after Starmer ultimatum
“For the first time, Arab countries and those in the Middle East condemn Hamas, condemn October 7, call for the disarmament ...
Can Starmer's Palestine pledge be more than symbolic gesture?
Sir Keir has decided that time is now. There are important caveats. The prime minister said the UK will recognise a ...