UK prepares to unveil plan for recognising Palestinian state
The Prime Minister will give his most detailed outline to date of what must happen for Palestine to achieve recognition, as well as discussing British efforts to improve getting aid into Gaza to tackle starvation.
Starmer is expected to set out his proposals to the British people in what insiders envisage as a public 'moment', such as a speech or press conference.
However, it is expected that the recognition of statehood will still be conditional on the delivery of a ceasefire and potentially the release by Hamas of the remaining Israeli hostages.
That could fall short of the demands of a third of Labour MPs and members of Sir Keir's Cabinet, who have been pushing for the immediate recognition of Palestine.
Emmanuel Macron, the French president, became the first leader of a G7 nation to announce that he would take the step last week, with the formal change coming at the United Nations General Assembly in September. It came after weeks of private discussions with the UK and other allies about how and when to announce the recognition of Palestine.
On Monday, Donald Trump, the US president, appeared to clear the way for Starmer to change the UK's stance on recognition, saying the Prime Minister was free to take a new position.
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