Lammy hopes plan to recognise Palestinian state 'will get ceasefire'

Lammy hopes plan to recognise Palestinian state 'will get ceasefire'

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said he hopes the UK’s move to recognise a Palestinian state in September will “affect the situation on the ground” and lead to a ceasefire in Gaza.The UK announced on Tuesday it would recognise a Palestinian state if Israel did not agree a ceasefire and take steps to end the war.Speaking to the BBC’s Tom Bateman at the UN in New York, Lammy said the world had seen “the most horrific scenes” in Gaza and the time…

Israel-Gaza war: UK wants to 'affect situation on the ground'

The government has announced it will recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to end the crisis.

David Lammy gives his reaction to the UK's plan to recognise Palestine as a state

Speaking to reporters in New York after addressing a UN summit on a two-state solution, David Lammy described what's been happening as "horrific".