British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will recall his cabinet from their summer break to discuss the situation in Gaza, the Financial Times reports, in light of growing pressure on the Labour government to recognize a Palestinian state.
Starmer’s office does not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment on the report.
The paper says the move to recall his cabinet of ministers next week was set out today by Downing Street. The UK parliament and cabinet are currently in a summer recess until September 1.
The recall comes after Starmer said Friday the British government would recognize a Palestinian state only as part of a negotiated peace deal, disappointing many in his Labour Party who want him to follow France in taking swifter action.
More than 220 members of parliament in the UK, representing about a third of the House of Commons and mostly Labour members, wrote to Starmer on Friday urging him to recognize a Palestinian state.
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