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British PM said under pressure from cabinet, MPs to recognize Palestinian state
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inside 10 Downing Street, London on June 19, 2025. (Jordan Pettitt /Pool/ AFP)
The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure from a number of cabinet ministers as well as about a third of the members of parliament to recognize Palestinian statehood, in light of Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza.
It says 221 MPs from nine parties have signed a letter calling for recognition.
Starmer said Friday such recognition should only come as part of a wider regional plan, after France announced it planned to recognize a Palestinian state in September.
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