A third of MPs last night piled pressure on Keir Starmer to acknowledge Palestine as a state as the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza worsened.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, 221 members across nine parties joined forces to press for UK recognition of Palestinian statehood at a UN Conference next week.
They said they were 'expectant' that the outcome of the congress will be the Government 'outlining when and how it will act on its long-standing commitment on a two-state solution'.
But Sir Keir resisted, insisting that recognition 'must be part of a wider plan which ultimately results in a two-state solution and lasting security for Palestinians and Israelis'.
The letter came as UN agencies warned that Gaza is running out of specialised food to save severely malnourished children. Supplies of ready-to-use therapeutic food will run out by mid-August if nothing changes, they warned.
