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Gavin Blackburn

US has 'no plans' to recognise Palestinian statehood, JD Vance says on visit to UK

US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that Washington has "no plans" to recognise a Palestinian as he met UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Kent.

Taking questions from reporters before their talks, Vance addressed the UK decision to recognise Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, saying he wasn’t sure what such recognition would even mean, "given the lack of a functional government there."

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