UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel meets conditions

The UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes “substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza”, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

The prime minister said Israel must also meet other conditions, including agreeing to a ceasefire and allowing the United Nations to restart the supply of aid, or the UK would take the step at September’s UN General Assembly.

The government has previously said recognition should come as part of a peace process and at a point when it can have maximum impact.

However, the PM has been under growing pressure – including from his own MPs – to act more quickly.

Last week France also announced it would officially recognise a Palestinian state in September – the first of the G7 group of the world’s…