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Minister dismisses peers’ claims that UK recognition of Palestine may break international law
ByRowena Mason Whitehall editor July 31, 2025

Gareth Thomas says move is ‘political judgment’ after challenge from 40 members of House of LordsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s plan to recognise a Palestinian state is compliant with international law, a minister has said, after a group of …

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UK ex-Middle East minister accused of transparency rule breach over Bahrain advisory role
ByJessica Elgot Deputy political editor July 15, 2025

Tory peer Tariq Ahmad denies contact while in office with King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful CoexistenceA former UK Middle East minister has been accused of breaching transparency rules over a paid advisory role with an influential Bahraini centre t…

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