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UK’s Starmer said facing pressure from ministers to recognize Palestinian state
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a civil society summit in London, July 17, 2025.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure from Labour cabinet ministers to immediately recognize a Palestinian state, according to the Guardian.
The UK newspaper says top ministers told Starmer during several cabinet meetings in recent months that London should play a leading role in recognizing Palestinian statehood.
“We say that recognizing Palestinian statehood is a really important symbol that you can only do once. But if not now, then when?” an unnamed cabinet member is quoted as saying.
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