Cabinet ministers and third of MPs call on Starmer to recognise state of Palestine

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

Keir Starmer is under intense pressure from his most senior cabinet ministers and more than a third of MPs to move faster on recognising a Palestinian state in response to Israel withholding aid to starving civilians in Gaza.

Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, and Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, are understood to be among ministers who believe the government should take the lead on Palestinian statehood alongside France.

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Apparently accepting talks impasse, Trump says Israel will have to ‘get rid of’ Hamas – The Times of Israel

  1. Apparently accepting talks impasse, Trump says Israel will have to ‘get rid of’ Hamas  The Times of Israel
  2. Live updates: US and Israel consider ‘alternative options’ to Gaza talks as starvation crisis grows  CNN
  3. "Finish the job": Trump says Israel must "get rid" of Hamas after ceasefire talks break down  Axios
  4. Department Press Briefing – July 24, 2025  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
  5. US officials said to cast withdrawal of negotiators from Doha as power play against Hamas  The Times of Israel
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UK, Germany, France call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza – ABC News

  1. UK, Germany, France call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza  ABC News
  2. Mark Carney urges Israel to give up control of Gaza aid flow  Politico
  3. Germany, UK, France say Gaza humanitarian crisis must end  DW
  4. Occupied Palestinian Territories: joint statement, 21 July 2025  GOV.UK
  5. There is a dangerous disconnect: on Gaza, politics no longer speaks for the people | Gaby Hinsliff  The Guardian
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Israel says hundreds of truckloads of aid are waiting to enter Gaza. Why can’t the UN bring them in? – AP News

  1. Israel says hundreds of truckloads of aid are waiting to enter Gaza. Why can't the UN bring them in?  AP News
  2. US and Israel consider ‘alternative options’ to Gaza talks as starvation crisis grows  CNN
  3. Israel to Allow Aid Airdrops Over Gaza During Starvation Crisis  The New York Times
  4. Inside Gaza’s neonatal wards where babies born into a war zone battle the odds  PBS
  5. Opinion | The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Can Feed Starving Gazans  The Wall Street Journal
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Israel to Allow Aid Airdrops Over Gaza During Starvation Crisis – The New York Times

  1. Israel to Allow Aid Airdrops Over Gaza During Starvation Crisis  The New York Times
  2. Israel says it will let foreign countries drop aid into Gaza as hunger crisis spirals  NBC News
  3. UK, Germany, France call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza  ABC News
  4. Israel will let foreign countries drop aid into Gaza, Israel army radio says  Reuters
  5. Hamas dismisses renewal of aid airdrops: ‘Gaza does not need flying aerobatics’  The Times of Israel
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Graham Thorpe’s care had ’failings’ in last months of his life, says coroner

An inquest into the former England cricketer’s death last year has recorded a conclusion of suicide

There were “failings” in the provision of former England cricketer Graham Thorpe’s care in the months before he died, a coroner has said, as a conclusion of suicide was recorded at an inquest.

Thorpe, 55, died on 4 August 2024 after being struck by a train at a railway station in Surrey.

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Macron plan to recognise Palestine puts pressure on Starmer to choose a course

Prime minister risks either provoking mutiny in his cabinet and party over Gaza or alienating White House

France’s decision to recognise Palestine at the next UN general assembly is an attempt to build momentum for change and make a break from the major western powers’ impassivity in the face of Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza.

Emmanuel Macron’s declaration, announced in typically dramatic fashion on social media late on Thursday night, draws a line between the paths followed by the US and France over the Gaza war, and significantly raises the pressure on the UK, Germany and other G7 powers to pick a side.

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US government review found no evidence of widespread Hamas theft of Gaza aid – CNN

  1. US government review found no evidence of widespread Hamas theft of Gaza aid  CNN
  2. Exclusive: USAID analysis found no evidence of massive Hamas theft of Gaza aid  Reuters
  3. USAID's denial of Hamas aid theft clash with Gazan reality  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Palestinian Authority Daily: Hamas Is Preventing Gaza Residents From Reaching Aid Distribution Centers  MEMRI
  5. Security source admits: Half of the aid is being looted  Israel National News
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Thailand declares martial law in 8 Cambodia border regions – DW

  1. Thailand declares martial law in 8 Cambodia border regions  DW
  2. Thailand and Cambodia exchange heavy artillery fire as border battle expands  Reuters
  3. Thai-Cambodian conflict pits a well-equipped US ally against a weaker adversary with strong China links  CNN
  4. What’s Behind the Deadly Thailand-Cambodia Border Clashes?  Bloomberg.com
  5. Spat Between Thai and Cambodian Leaders Fuels Deadly Border War  The New York Times
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