Deputy Prime Minister said to be ‘100 per cent’ behind the move despite the ‘massive electoral consequences’

Emmanuel Macron has announced that he will take the step at the UN General Assembly in September - drawing fury from the US and Israel.

The prime minister risks either provoking a mutiny in his cabinet and party over Gaza or alienating the White House

Deputy Prime Minister said to be ‘100 per cent’ behind the move despite the ‘massive electoral consequences’

Exclusive: Rayner and Cooper understood to back action as 221 MPs sign letter calling for UK recognition of statehood

Sir Keir Starmer will be forced to bow to pressure from 'the real Prime Minister' Angela Rayner and agree to recognise Palestinian statehood within weeks, Labour MPs claimed last…

The Prime Minister (pictured) is under pressure to follow French president Emmanuel Macron in recognising a Palestinian state as horror continues to mount over the conflict.

UK-led proposals will focus on the steps needed to ‘turn a ceasefire into lasting peace’