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From silence to statehood: how Trump’s indifference moved the UK on Palestine
ByEleni Courea Political correspondent August 1, 2025

Under pressure on domestic and international stage to act on Gaza, a shrug from the president allowed Starmer to make pledgeMiddle East crisis – live updatesIt was, in the end, an off-the-cuff remark from Donald Trump that moved the dial.“I’m not going…

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Starmer ‘listening to hostages’ but intends to stick to Palestine statehood plan
ByRowena Mason and Eleni Courea July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

Freed British-Israeli accuses PM of ‘moral failure’ over move to recognise Palestine at UN unless Israel changes courseKeir Starmer has said he is listening to hostages taken by Hamas but still intends to recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel com…

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If the UK recognises Palestine does it risk breaking international law?
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent July 31, 2025

Senior lawyers criticising Starmer’s pledge have cited the Montevideo convention, which sets out four criteriaUK politics live – latest updatesA group of senior lawyers has written to the UK government’s most senior legal adviser, Lord Hermer, claiming…

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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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Peers arguing Palestinian state recognition unlawful ‘missing the point’, says minister – as it happened
ByAndrew Sparrow July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

This blog is now closedNine out of 10 nurses have rejected their 3.6% pay award for this year and warned that they could strike later this year unless their salaries are improved, Denis Campbell reports.The Ministry of Justice has also published perfor…

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Critics say Starmer is no Attlee – and they’re right. Labour must look to the future, not the past | Martin Kettle
ByMartin Kettle July 31, 2025

All Labour leaders live in the shadow of his postwar triumphs. But he wasn’t perfect – and didn’t face the challenges of todayWe raised a glass last Saturday evening, the four of us, to toast the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Labour government. None was…

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Critics say Starmer is no Attlee – and they’re right. Labour must look to the future, not the past | Martin Kettle
ByMartin Kettle July 31, 2025

All Labour leaders live in the shadow of his postwar triumphs. But he wasn’t perfect – and didn’t face the challenges of todayWe raised a glass last Saturday evening, the four of us, to toast the 80th anniversary of the 1945 Labour government. None was…

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How will the UK’s recognition of Palestine help those starving in Gaza? – podcast
By July 31, 2025

Surgeon Nick Maynard describes the unfolding famine he witnessed during his volunteering in Gaza, while our chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, analyses whether the UK’s proposed recognition of Palestine will alleviate the suffering …

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How will the UK’s recognition of Palestine help those starving in Gaza? – podcast
By July 31, 2025

Surgeon Nick Maynard describes the unfolding famine he witnessed during his volunteering in Gaza, while our chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, analyses whether the UK’s proposed recognition of Palestine will alleviate the suffering …

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The Guardian view on famine in Gaza: the time for the west to act decisively is now | Editorial
ByEditorial July 30, 2025

Sir Keir Starmer’s declaration on Palestinian statehood sends a welcome signal for the future. But more pressure is needed if a humanitarian catastrophe is to be avertedThe symbolism of Palestinian statehood matters. For months, the Israeli prime minis…

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