The best case for Starmer’s ill-starred Palestine gambit
The diplomatic objectives of recognising a Palestinian state are even less likely to succeed than the domestic political ones
The diplomatic objectives of recognising a Palestinian state are even less likely to succeed than the domestic political ones

Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Keir Starmer of rewarding Hamas

Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in the West Bank

Senior Labour figures claim UK prime minister is blocking move because he wants to stay close to Donald Trump

If another government disappoints, voters might accept that painful reform of the state is needed

Bellicose critics of the UK prime minister have learnt nothing from the recent past

The prime minister still sounds like an opposition leader