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To end the starvation in Gaza, Trump must lean on Netanyahu – so Starmer must lean on Trump | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland July 25, 2025

Britain’s PM will see his US counterpart on Monday. He should urge Trump to force an end to the Palestinians’ agonySo great is the despair, so intense the desperation, that the hopes of the Palestinians of Gaza now rest on a man who covets their land a…

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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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Gaza: if the UK won’t act now, then when? – podcast
By July 23, 2025

As hundreds of thousands of people face starvation in Gaza, this week the foreign secretary, David Lammy, joined a chorus of global condemnation over Israel’s actions, describing the killing of innocent civilians seeking food and water as grotesque. Bu…

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Gaza: if the UK won’t act now, then when? – podcast
By July 23, 2025

As hundreds of thousands of people face starvation in Gaza, this week the foreign secretary, David Lammy, joined a chorus of global condemnation over Israel’s actions, describing the killing of innocent civilians seeking food and water as grotesque. Bu…

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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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British ministers are betting they won’t face justice for complicity over Gaza. It’s a big risk to take | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones July 23, 2025

David Lammy seemingly believes Israel and its supporters will always be able to act with impunity – but the status quo surely cannot holdA terrible tipping point in Gaza has been reached. The number of people admitted to hospital or dying from starvati…

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Sadiq Khan urges Starmer to recognise Palestinian state immediately
ByPeter Walker and Pippa Crerar July 23, 2025

London mayor adds voice to chorus of calls as international outcry grows over starvation and killings in GazaMiddle East crisis – live updatesSadiq Khan has urged the UK government to recognise a Palestinian state immediately, putting more pressure on …

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Sadiq Khan urges Starmer to recognise Palestinian state immediately
ByPeter Walker and Pippa Crerar July 23, 2025

London mayor adds voice to chorus of calls as international outcry grows over starvation and killings in GazaMiddle East crisis – live updatesSadiq Khan has urged the UK government to recognise a Palestinian state immediately, putting more pressure on …

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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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