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Starmer to Recognise Palestinian State in Historic UK Policy Shift Today

The flag of Palestine. (Credit: Pok Rie/Pexels)

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to formally recognise Palestine as a state today (Sunday 21 September), a decision that marks one of the most significant shifts in British foreign policy in decades.

The move comes amid deepening humanitarian conditions in Gaza, the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and sustained pressure from within the Labour Party.

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