Palestine’s ambassador to UK hails embassy as ‘proof our identity cannot be denied’

Palestine’s ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, at Monday’s ceremony marking the inauguration of the Palestinian embassy in London. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

The Palestinian ambassador to the UK has said the inauguration of the state’s embassy in London is “proof that our identity cannot be denied”.

Husam Zomlot hailed the upgrading of Palestine’s mission in Hammersmith, west London, as “historic” and “monumental”.