Starmer praises Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal – but avoids Nobel prize backing

Keir Starmer made the comments in Mumbai during his visit to mark the UK-India free trade agreement. Photograph: Indranil Aditya/EPA

Keir Starmer has said the Gaza ceasefire deal “would not have happened without President Trump’s leadership”, but stopped short of endorsing the US president for a Nobel peace prize.

The prime minister said the first phase of the deal would be a “relief to the world” and that the UK had played its own role behind the scenes with the US and with negotiators.