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There is a dangerous disconnect: on Gaza, politics no longer speaks for the people | Gaby Hinsliff
ByGaby Hinsliff July 24, 2025

The government now faces a daunting task to show that society’s concerns can be reflected. It will need to do better than thisIt was meant to be a cosy conversation about cooking and new motherhood.But BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour took an unexpectedly bl…

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Libya is ready to work with European governments to stem the migrant flow | Letter
ByGuardian staff July 24, 2025

The UN-backed government of national unity is working to ensure the rule of law in Libya and could tackle traffickers at source, writes Walid EllafiThe ambition of Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to join the UK-France migrant returns agreement ov…

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Dozens of former UK diplomats urge Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
ByPatrick Wintour and Harriet Sherwood July 23, 2025

Letter adds to pressure on prime minister as archbishop of York condemns violence in Gaza as ‘depraved’ and ‘barbaric’Dozens of former UK ambassadors and diplomats have piled pressure on Keir Starmer to recognise a Palestinian state amid growing intern…

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Dozens of former UK diplomats urge Starmer to recognise Palestinian state
ByPatrick Wintour and Harriet Sherwood July 23, 2025

Letter adds to pressure on prime minister as archbishop of York condemns violence in Gaza as ‘depraved’ and ‘barbaric’Dozens of former UK ambassadors and diplomats have piled pressure on Keir Starmer to recognise a Palestinian state amid growing intern…

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Starmer under pressure from cabinet to recognise Palestinian statehood
ByPippa Crerar Political editor July 22, 2025

Exclusive: Wes Streeting among ministers pushing for action after calling Israeli attacks on aid sites ‘intolerable’Keir Starmer is under pressure from cabinet ministers for the UK to immediately recognise Palestine as a state, as global outcry grows o…

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Cautious optimism in UK on progress to secure British-Egyptian dissident’s release
ByPatrick Wintour June 27, 2025

Writer’s mother eases hunger strike as Starmer raises Alaa Abd el-Fattah case in phone call with Egypt’s presidentThe family of Alaa Abd el-Fattah have expressed cautious optimism that progress is being made to secure the British-Egyptian dissident’s r…

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Cautious optimism in UK on progress to secure British-Egyptian dissident’s release
ByPatrick Wintour June 27, 2025

Writer’s mother eases hunger strike as Starmer raises Alaa Abd el-Fattah case in phone call with Egypt’s presidentThe family of Alaa Abd el-Fattah have expressed cautious optimism that progress is being made to secure the British-Egyptian dissident’s r…

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Will the UK stay out of Trump’s war in Iran? – podcast
By June 24, 2025

Guardian deputy political editor Jessica Elgot on whether the UK government – despite calling for de-escalation for weeks – might be dragged into the conflict in IranThis episode was recorded before Trump’s announcement late on Monday that Iran and Isr…

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Will the UK stay out of Trump’s war in Iran? – podcast
By June 24, 2025

Guardian deputy political editor Jessica Elgot on whether the UK government – despite calling for de-escalation for weeks – might be dragged into the conflict in IranThis episode was recorded before Trump’s announcement late on Monday that Iran and Isr…

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Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran but warns of wider escalation risk
ByJessica Elgot and Ben Quinn June 22, 2025June 22, 2025

PM calls on Tehran to return to negotiations and holds talks with Macron and Merz after US attack on three nuclear sitesMiddle East crisis – latest updatesKeir Starmer has warned of a “risk of escalation” in the Middle East and beyond as a result of th…

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