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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox and Tara Cobham

Starmer rejects call to imminently recognise Palestinian state despite ‘overwhelming pressure’ from MPs

Sir Keir Starmer has rejected MPs’ calls to imminently recognise a Palestinian state despite pressure from inside Labour described as “overwhelming”.

The prime minister held a call with fellow E3 leaders – French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Friedrich Merz – on Friday to discuss the crisis in Gaza amid growing fears of mass starvation being caused by the Israeli blockade on food and aid supplies.

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