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Zack Polanski claims he can ‘cut through’ at Green party leadership hustings focused on how to counter Farage – UK politics live
ByAndrew Sparrow (now); Joe Coughlan (earlier) July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Would-be co-leader, standing with Adrian Ramsay, faces ‘eco-populist’Priti Patel, the shadow foreign secretary, was doing a media round this morning. The Conservatives have been strongly critical of Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestinian stat…

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Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west’s help | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones July 30, 2025

The current hand-wringing by Keir Starmer and other western politicians is empty bluster. They knew what was happening all alongWhat have we done? As the UN-backed monitor declares that “the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the…

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Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west’s help | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones July 30, 2025

The current hand-wringing by Keir Starmer and other western politicians is empty bluster. They knew what was happening all alongWhat have we done? As the UN-backed monitor declares that “the worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the…

Read More Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west’s help | Owen Jones
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Starmer hopes his ‘pathway to peace’ will end war in Gaza. History suggests he may struggle
ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter July 30, 2025

From the Balfour declaration of 1917 to Tony Blair’s role as envoy, the UK has struggled to make meaningful progress towards peace in the Middle EastThe former British prime minister Harold Macmillan once said that there was no problem in the Middle Ea…

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‘Action, not slogans’: Albanese dismisses pressure from Labor MPs to toughen Israel stance
ByTom McIlroy Chief political correspondent July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

The prime minister resists demands for more sanctions as clamour grows to follow UK and France in recognising PalestineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has…

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From safety first to Palestine first, Keir Starmer shows some leadership | John Crace
ByJohn Crace July 29, 2025

The PM is to lead recognition of a Palestinian state – a good day for him, the UK and the starving people of GazaWhat a difference a week makes. Last Tuesday, Keir Starmer batted away all invitations to recognise the state of Palestine. It wasn’t happe…

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Ella Baron on the west’s empty words about the starvation in Gaza – cartoon
ByElla Baron July 29, 2025

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UK to recognise Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire and two-state solution, Starmer says – as it happened
ByAndrew Sparrow July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

UK also demands Hamas release all hostages, disarm, sign up to a ceasefire and accept that they will play no role in the government of Gaza. This live blog is closedUK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel agrees ceasefireFamine un…

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Minister says Farage’s plan to repeal Online Safety Act shows he is siding with ‘extreme pornographers’ over children – UK politics live
ByAndrew Sparrow July 29, 2025

Technology secretary Peter Kyle says Reform UK leader’s latest comments demonstrate he is ‘not on the side of children’One of the main arguments used by Reform UK yesterday to criticise the Online Safety Act highlighted the surge in people signing up w…

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Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights?
ByDaniel Trilling July 29, 2025

Many of his supporters hoped the Prime Minister would restore the UK’s commitment to international law. Yet Labour’s record over the past year has been curiously mixed The international human rights system – the rules, principles and practices intended…

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