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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

Gaza truce ‘massive step forward’ but ‘only start of process’, minister says

A fragile ceasefire holding in the Middle East is a “massive step forward” but “can only be the start of a process”, a Cabinet minister said as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to meet world leaders at a summit on Gaza.

Bridget Phillipson warned there is no “cast-iron guarantee” of enduring peace and international efforts must continue to secure longer-term stability, as she defended the UK’s role in the talks.

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