Downing Street Refuses to Say Hostages Need to Be Released for Palestine Recognition

At this morning’s Lobby briefing of Westminster journalists Downing Street has failed to clarify its position on Palestine recognition. A communications mess now endemic to Starmer’s government…

Hacks asked circa eight times whether Starmer could guarantee that he wouldn’t recognise Palestine while hostages were still held – all the PM’s spokesman could say was that an “assessment” would be made ahead of UNGA next month.[…] Read the rest