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UK To Recognise Palestinian State Ahead Of UN Debate

The UK would become the first G7 country to take the step with France and others expected to follow at the annual UN General Assembly (Credit: AFP)

Britain was set Sunday to recognise a Palestinian state with a landmark announcement due from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as several nations were poised to follow at UN talks to pressure Israel over the Gaza war.

Starmer "will set out the position later on today", his deputy David Lammy told the BBC on Sunday, stopping short of confirming UK media reports that there would be full recognition of a Palestinian state.

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