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UK to evacuate ill and injured children from Gaza to receive NHS care
ByEleni Courea August 3, 2025

Government to announce taxpayer-funded initiative after three children were brought to UK under private schemeThe UK government will evacuate seriously ill and injured children from Gaza to the UK for NHS treatment under a scheme to be announced within…

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UK to evacuate ill and injured children from Gaza to receive NHS care
ByEleni Courea August 3, 2025

Government to announce taxpayer-funded initiative after three children were brought to UK under private schemeThe UK government will evacuate seriously ill and injured children from Gaza to the UK for NHS treatment under a scheme to be announced within…

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If Britain recognises a Palestinian state, it will be a gesture. That doesn’t mean it is pointless | Simon McDonald
BySimon McDonald August 3, 2025

A two-state solution is the only solution. Starmer should be honest about this, and get on with the hard work it will requireSimon McDonald was the British ambassador to Israel from 2003 to 2006The idea that if you really, really believe something you …

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Scottish first minister calls Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘genocide’ for first time
ByHarry Taylor August 2, 2025August 2, 2025

John Swinney is second UK leader, after Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill, to use term in relation to Israel’s actions in GazaJohn Swinney has described for the first time Israel’s actions in Gaza as a “genocide”, with the Scottish first minister saying it …

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Ignore the bluster: as Netanyahu starves Gaza, the world is turning on him – and he knows it | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland August 1, 2025

As horrific images emerge and western nations move to recognise Palestine, the Israeli PM’s defiance-at-all-costs strategy is falling apart“No one likes us, we don’t care.” It may be rousing on the stadium terraces of south London, as the signature cha…

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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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The Guardian view on the other Afghan scandal: countries are forcing refugees back to Taliban rule | Editorial
ByEditorial July 31, 2025

The British government’s secret scheme to bring those at risk to the UK has dominated headlines, but, worldwide, many times more are losing protectionThe British public discovered only very belatedly that an enormous accidental data breach by an offici…

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The Guardian view on the other Afghan scandal: countries are forcing refugees back to Taliban rule | Editorial
ByEditorial July 31, 2025

The British government’s secret scheme to bring those at risk to the UK has dominated headlines, but, worldwide, many times more are losing protectionThe British public discovered only very belatedly that an enormous accidental data breach by an offici…

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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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