The UK will recognise the state of Palestine "in September" unless Israel takes "substantive steps" to end the "appalling situation in Gaza", Sir Keir Starmer has said.The Prime Minister recalled his senior team of ministers from their summer recess to discuss the situation in Gaza, where the population is facing a mounting famine, according to warnings from the United Nations.

The UK will recognise the state of Palestine "in September" unless Israel takes "substantive steps" to end the "appalling situation in Gaza", Sir Keir Starmer has said.The Prime Minister recalled his senior team of ministers from their summer recess to discuss the situation in Gaza, where the population is facing a mounting famine, according to warnings from the United Nations.