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Over 200 MPs sign cross-party letter demanding Starmer recognise Palestine as a state
Sir Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure to recognise a Palestinian state, with 221 MPs signing a cross-party letter demanding he take the step.
The letter is being organised by the Labour backbencher Sarah Champion, who also sits as the International Development Committee chair. They write: "British recognition of Palestine would be particularly powerful given its role as the author of the Balfour Declaration and the former Mandatory Power in Palestine.
"Since 1980 we have backed a two-state solution. Such a recognition would give that position substance as well as living up to a historic responsibility we have to the people under that Mandate." Explainer: What does recognising a Palestinian state mean? Earlier this month, nearly 60 Labour MPs called on David Lammy and the Foreign Office to immediately recognise Palestine as a state in a private letter, but this new call shows how dissatisfied many still are with the government's refusal to change its stance on the issue.
As Number 10 came under growing pressure, Sir Keir on Friday released a statement on Gaza calling the "appalling scenes" in the Strip "unrelenting". Israel has denied there is a food shortage in Gaza - despite earlier this week more than 100 aid agencies warning of mass starvation in Gaza - and claims it had to take control of the supply and distribution of aid because Hamas fighters have been stealing aid before it reached civilians.
Hamas has denied this, as have some humanitarian groups, including USAID. Talking about the need for a regional "lasting peace.
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