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The brutal polling comes despite Sir Keir’s attempts to drag his party to the right to see off the threat from Nigel Farage

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PM Keir Starmer announces that the UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September, amid famine situation in Gaza.

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Keir Starmer says unless there’s a ceasefire and a peace process leading to a two-state solution, Britain will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September. The UK prime minister is following a similar, alebit unconditional, pledge from the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

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Health worker tells of treating two young severely malnourished children who have been surviving on just dry bread and tea ‘on their luckiest day’ as hunger crisis deepens