Tory MPs urge Starmer to take ‘necessary step’ of recognizing Palestinian state
KIt Malthouse MP
The Palestine Chronicle reports on 7 May 2025:
More than a dozen senior Conservative MPs and peers have written to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling on him to “act now” and take “the necessary step” of recognizing the State of Palestine.
“We, the undersigned Conservative parliamentarians, write to urge you to take the decisive and necessary step of formally recognising the State of Palestine,” the 13 signatories to the letter, dated March 24, 2025, wrote.
Citing the “increasingly perilous situation” in the region, “particularly the actions of the current Israeli government, which appears intent on annexing significant parts of the West Bank, we believe that the United Kingdom must act now to uphold international law and ensure that the Palestinian statehood is secured on a firm legal basis.”
The signatories highlighted that the UK “has long been an advocate of a two-state solution, which successive governments have recognised as the only viable path to a just and lasting peace.”
UN Resolutions
They said the UK “has consistently supported” key United Nations resolutions that affirm the rights of the Palestinian people, including UN Security Resolution 242 (167), which calls for Israel’s withdrawal from occupied territories and the establishment of secure and recognized borders.