The move was condemned by the Conservatives in Britain, as well as by the United States and Israel itself, as a "reward for Hamas", who will now be given the prize of statehood as a result of both the October 7 attacks and their refusal to hand back all Israeli hostages.

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.

President Donald Trump answered questions on topics from Russia and Gaza to Jeffrey Epstein for more than an hour alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his Scotland trip. The wide-ranging informal press conference,

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an emergency cabinet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza and a proposed peace plan as he comes under mounting pressure from his own party to recognise a Palestinian state.

Body language expert Judi James has shared her brutal analysis of Sir Keir Starmer's "very submissive" meeting with Donald Trump, branding his performance "comedy gold". Speaking to GB News, James lifted the lid on the Prime Minister's mannerisms while in company with the US President,

US president heaped praise on the Labour prime minister during their meeting and even gave him the green light to recognise Palestine, although he did advise cutting taxes and immigration to beat Nige

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed a former editor of The Sun newspaper to a senior communications role in Number 10, bringing him into the centre of government.David Dinsmore was editor of the tabloid newspaper between 2013 and 2015.