Starmer says UK will recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel meets certain conditions [SOUND]

# British prime minister Keir Starmer says the UK will recognise Palestine as a state in September, unless Israel takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, and to reach a ceasefire. Around 140 countries formally recognise a Palestinian state, and last week, France pledged to do so at the United Nations meeting in September, becoming the first G7 country to do so. Starmer says the UK’s goal remains a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state: