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ER Editor: UPDATE from Sky News —
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This is due to come down TODAY. Here is David Lammy’s statement from today —
Failed ceasefire talks Between Israel and Hamas has led to UK recognising a Palestinian state, says Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy.
He added that the Palestinian people must not be “confused” with Hamas and that it is “important we move towards a ceasefire and peace”. pic.twitter.com/Ijt8nljRl4
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) September 21, 2025
It’s all a show —
David Lammy this morning on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg “What do we say to the children of a future Palestinian state”
Maybe David Lammy can tell them this 👇, as well as the fact that he abstained on a vote for a ceasefire in Gaza #BBCLauraK #Genocidehttps://t.co/qY3hEK2g2X pic.twitter.com/cRsBsulXEG
— SC (@CultreVReligion) September 21, 2025
Ouch!
🇵🇸🇬🇧 BRITONS REBEL AGAINST STARMER’S PALESTINE GAMBLE
A new Telegraph poll shows nearly 90% of Britons think PM Keir Starmer jumped the gun by recognizing a Palestinian state now.
Starmer framed it as a bold moral move. Voters see it as reckless timing – with Gaza still… https://t.co/8p0mGncLUg pic.twitter.com/BDQQSqgmuD
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 21, 2025
It would appear that quite a few UK twitter users didn’t get the memo about Israel and what it’s really about.
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UK PM Starmer to recognise Palestinian statehood before UNGA meeting
Multiple recognitions are expected despite strong pushback from Israel and the US amid intensifying attacks on Gaza.
MAZIAR MOTAMEDI for AL JAZEERA
More than 100 years after the Balfour Declaration backed “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people”, and 77 years after the creation of Israel in the British Mandate of Palestine, the United Kingdom is set to formally recognise a Palestinian state.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to make the announcement on Sunday, two days before the start of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where Palestinian sovereignty after decades of occupation and apartheid by Israel will be in focus.
The move comes after the UK government said in July that it would shift its longstanding approach of holding off recognition until a supposed moment of maximum impact – unless Israel stops its genocidal war in Gaza, commits to a long-term sustainable peace process that delivers a two-state solution, and allows more aid into the enclave.
But the catastrophic situation in Gaza has only grown significantly more dire over the past few weeks, as the Israeli military continues to systematically destroy Gaza City to seize it, while continuing to starve and displace the famine-stricken population of the enclave.
Daily raids by Israeli soldiers and attacks by settlers are also ongoing across the occupied West Bank, with Israel advancing plans to annex the Palestinian territory and “bury” the idea of a contiguous Palestinian state with occupied East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Israeli government has blasted the UK allies as well as more than 75 percent of UN member states that formally recognise Palestinian sovereignty, claiming their stance “rewards terrorism”.
Britain’s deputy prime minister said on Sunday that recognising a Palestinian state would not bring one into existence “overnight”, underlining his government’s position that recognition must be part of a broader peace process, one that has been in a moribund state for decades.
“Any step to recognise it is because we wish to keep alive the prospects of a two-state solution,” David Lammy told Sky News.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed she wants to see a two-state solution in the region, but signalled she wants to move in lockstep with Israel and the United States, its ironclad military, financial and political backer.
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The PA’s Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said on Sunday that the recognition of a Palestinian state would send an important message.
“Above all, it is a message of hope to the Palestinian people, a message of hope for a free, independent, sovereign state,” she told a news conference in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, adding that the move would also mean that “Israel has no sovereignty on the territories of our state”.
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More world powers recognise Palestine
The UK’s announcement means that 148 of the 193 member states of the UN recognise Palestinian statehood, and more will join soon.
Portugal is preparing to make a formal announcement, as is France. They join Spain, Ireland, Norway and others among the latest who have made the move in light of the war on Gaza, which has killed more than 65,000 Palestinians so far.
After the moves by the UK and France are finalised, the US will be left as the only permanent member of the UN Security Council that refuses to recognise Palestinian sovereignty.
Germany has also resisted making the move, arguing that the required conditions are not met at the moment.
On Monday, France and Saudi Arabia will jointly host a delayed one-day summit in New York at the UN on advancing a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
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