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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UK preparing to recognise Palestinian state as early as Friday

Elizabeth Tower with marchers with Palestinian flags below
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marching in London in May amid increasing calls for the UK to act. Photograph: David Cliff/EPA

The UK is preparing to recognise the state of Palestine as early as Friday, after Israel failed to meet conditions that would have postponed the historic step, including a ceasefire in Gaza.

Keir Starmer insisted the timing of the UK announcement had nothing to do with Donald Trump’s visit, even though the US president said at a press conference that he disagreed with Britain’s decision, without elaborating.

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