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Starmer recalls cabinet to decide on Palestine recognition as Trump calls out ‘real starvation’ - Israeli forces kill at least 78 more people across besieged Palestinian territory on Monday, health of
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an emergency cabinet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza and a proposed peace plan as he comes under mounting pressure from his own party to recognise a Palestinian state.
The Prime Minister is under pressure to recognise Palestine as a state as anger intensifies over the lack of aid reaching the starving population.
Dozens of Labour MPs including Cabinet ministers are pushing the Prime Minister to move swiftly towards recognising a Palestinian state
Hole in one | At their talks in Scotland, Donald Trump advised Keir Starmer to cut taxes and slash immigration if he wanted to beat Nigel Farage at the next election.
Two government officials said Britain was actively weighing the recognition of a Palestinian state, in a shift driven by public pressure over starvation in Gaza.
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GB News on MSNKeir Starmer to recall ministers this week after demanding Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Israel
Sir Keir Starmer is set to recall ministers from their summer break to discuss Gaza after he meets with Donald Trump on Monday. The Prime Minister is expected to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting this week as the pressure from his party - and outside - mounts to recognise a Palestinian state.
The prime minister is also expected to raise the issue with Donald Trump when he meets with the US president on Monday
K eir Starmer is expected to press Donald Trump on the revival of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas as the UK joins efforts to airdrop aid into Gaza. The Prime Minister will travel to meet the US president during his five-day visit to Scotland amid mounting global anger over the humanitarian conditions in the war-torn enclave.
Sir Keir Starmer has suggested that the UK will play a role in dropping aid into Gaza by air after more than a third of MPs signed a letter calling on the government to recognise a Palestinian state.