Keir Starmer will recall his cabinet from their summer break to address the Gaza crisis amid escalating international concerns. He plans to press US President Donald Trump to adopt a stronger stance against Israel and to resume ceasefire negotiations. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will attend a UN conference discussing the recognition of a Palestinian state. Government sources state that formal recognition of Palestinian statehood is likely imminent. Starmer is under mounting pressure domestically, particularly from Labour MPs, and is expected to discuss a potential 60-day ceasefire with Trump, amidst stalled negotiations.
Amid growing international horror over the situation on the ground in Gaza, Starmer will urge the US president to take a tougher stance towards Israel and will push for ceasefire talks to resume when they meet in Scotland on Monday.
Government sources insisted that formal recognition of Palestinian statehood was a matter of when, not if, with the Labour government under intense domestic pressure to take further action as UK public opinion hardens.
During his talks with Trump at his Turnberry golf course in Ayrshire, Starmer is expected to press the US president to use his influence over the Israeli government to push for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and Hamas, after talks ground to a standstill.
The deal under discussion was expected to include a 60-day ceasefire, with aid supplies ramped up as conditions for a lasting truce were brokered, but the US and Israel withdrew their negotiation teams from Qatar on Thursday.
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