UK will consider recognising Palestinian state, says David Cameron

David Cameron told an audience on Monday night: ‘We should be starting to set out what a Palestinian state would look like.’ Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Britain will consider recognising a Palestinian state as part of concerted efforts to bring about an “irreversible” peace settlement, the foreign secretary, David Cameron, has said.

In what would mark a landmark diplomatic moment, he said the move would help to bring about a two-state solution – currently facing trenchant opposition from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.