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Christopher McKeon

Badenoch says Starmer ‘rewarding terror’ as UK prepares to recognise Palestine

Sir Keir Starmer is reported to be preparing to recognise a Palestinian state as early as Sunday. (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of giving Hamas a “reward for terrorism” amid reports the UK could recognise a Palestinian state as early as Sunday.

Writing in The Daily Telegraph, the Conservative leader said she would “never apologise for standing by Israel when it strikes back against terrorism”, and said Labour’s foreign policy was to “condemn our allies, indulge our adversaries and hand away our sovereignty”.

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