Sir Keir Starmer has declared that Britain will recognise Palestine in September unless Israel makes peace in Gaza.

The prime minister is also expected to raise the issue with Donald Trump when he meets with the US president on Monday

Sir Keir Starmer is set to recall ministers from their summer break to discuss Gaza after he meets with Donald Trump on Monday. The Prime Minister is expected to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting this week as the pressure from his party - and outside - mounts to recognise a Palestinian state.

Sir Keir Starmer’s threat to recognise Palestine if Israel does not end its war in Gaza and commit to a two-state solution carries profound symbolic weight.

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to press Donald Trump on the revival of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas as the UK joins efforts to airdrop aid into Gaza.The prime minister will travel to meet the US president during his visit to Scotland amid mounting global anger over the humanitarian conditions in the war-torn enclave.

Sir Keir Starmer has suggested that the UK will play a role in dropping aid into Gaza by air after more than a third of MPs signed a letter calling on the government to recognise a Palestinian state.

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe," after French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will become the first major Western power to recognize a Palestinian state.

Starmer cabinet split as PM facing ‘overwhelming pressure’ to recognise Palestinian state immediately - The prime minister faces cabinet splits over whether to go ahead with Palestinian state recognit