The UK’s deputy prime minister said today that recognizing a Palestinian state would not bring one into existence “overnight”, stressing that recognition must be part of a broader peace process.
“Any step to recognize it is because we wish to keep alive the prospects of a two-state solution,” David Lammy told Sky News, while acknowledging that was a distant prospect.
He confirmed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer would be making a decision on recognizing a Palestinian state later on Sunday, as we’ve reported.
Lammy also said the prospects for a ceasefire in Gaza were in tatters.
It was “very hard to see a ceasefire in the coming weeks,” he said.
