The US has joined Israel in accusing Sir Keir Starmer of rewarding Hamas by announcing a plan to recognise Palestine as a state. The Prime Minister announced on Tuesday that the step would be taken in September unless Israel met a series of conditions.

Against the odds, Starmer has cleared the way to establish a state of Palestine - THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By making Britain’s formal recognition of a national home for the Palestinian people dependent on the ending of atrocities in Gaza,

Sir Keir Starmer's decision on Palestinian statehood only gives Hamas hope, a US state department official says.

In response to a call from more than one in three MPs to officially recognise Palestine as a state, Sir Keir Starmer's answer is essentially: Yes, but not yet.

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