Keir Starmer

'Sanction Israel, launch war crimes investigation' demand Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh MPs

The letter added that, given the UK is party to the Genocide Convention, it has an "obligation to prevent acts that may amount to genocide."

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, in London, Britain, July 29, 2025.
BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer speaks at the House of Commons last month. ‘Do what I ask or I will be forced to give you what you want’ is a negotiating strategy so dire that it could only come from this Labour government, says the writer.

The UK shouldn’t preach morality to Israel when it silences its own critics - opinion

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025

Recognizing a Palestinian state: A political strategy or a path to peace? - opinion

(L-R) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and France's President Emmanuel Macron at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025

UK, France Palestinian state recognition part of joint peace plan in works for months - report


Chief rabbi criticizes UK gov’t for rewarding Hamas captors with state at London hostage march

Thousands marched in London demanding the release of hostages held by Hamas, as UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis criticized Starmer’s Palestinian state recognition.

 Rev Sir Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth is seen in Lincoln’s Inn Fields with hostage families and supporters as they prepare to march to Downing Streeton August 10, 2025 in London, England.

'Ever heard of Dresden?': US Ambassador Huckabee slams UK PM Starmer over Gaza stance

The UK Prime Minister released a statement urging Israel to stop the occupation because he believed that it would "do nothing to bring an end to this conflict."

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee arrives to a court hearing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, July 16, 2025.

Israel could withdraw defense, security coop. with UK over Palestinian state recognition - report

Israeli companies have sold weapons systems, parts, and software to British firms, and the overall trading partnership between the two countries is worth 6 billion pounds and supports 38,000 jobs.

Members of the Polish military walk next to a Gripen aircraft, on the day of a ceremony of NATO's Air Policing mission, comprising components of the Royal Swedish and British Air Forces, in the air base in Malbork, Poland, April 1, 2025.

Taiwan has better claim to statehood than Palestine, ex-UK PM Johnson says - report

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson denounced incumbent Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to recognize Palestinian statehood.

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson delivers a keynote speech at the annual Ketagalan forum in Taipei, Taiwan August 5, 2025.

The worst of all worlds: The UK’s Palestinian state plan - opinion

If one believes that statehood and self-determination are the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, seeing recognition bandied around as a negotiating tactic is insulting.

BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer speaks at the House of Commons last month. ‘Do what I ask or I will be forced to give you what you want’ is a negotiating strategy so dire that it could only come from this Labour government, says the writer.

UK spy planes conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to locate hostages - report

The British Defense Ministry hasn’t disclosed which aircraft are currently being used to help find the hostages, after the Shadow R1 used in other operations was sent to Britain.

Shadow R1, 14 Squadron - RAF Waddington

Erdogan urges Europe to force Israel into a two-state solution, Gaza ceasefire

"We find the recent humanitarian reactions coming from Europe, particularly from France and Britain, very valuable," Erdogan said in Ankara.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025

Hundreds of Gazan children to be evacuated to the UK for medical treatment by NHS - report

The nearly 300 Gazan children are expected to never return back home, sources told the Sunday Times.

A doctor checks Palestinian girl Jana Ayad, who is malnourished, according to medics, as she receives treatment at the International Medical Corps field hospital, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the southern Gaza Strip, June 22, 2024.

Keir Starmer recognizing a Palestinian state means abandoning British Jews - opinion

This is not diplomacy – this is appeasement dressed up in the empty platitudes of international grandstanding.

 ON DAY ONE, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer labeled Israel’s operation in Iran ‘concerning,’ characterized it as an escalation, and urged ‘all parties to step back and reduce tensions,’ the writer notes.

Israel must push past threats from France, Britain, Canada, focus on winning war - opinion

Israel has no choice but to scorn such Western leaders and continue to independently secure its future, and must weather the threats of diplomatic and economic isolation from the world.

FRANCE’S PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron clasps the hand of Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on at a NATO summit in The Hague in June. Their countries have been wrong on every Mideast issue, the writer maintains.)

Israel will not allow Europe to divide it again - opinion

This isn’t about peace. It’s about Western leaders clinging to outdated ideas, ignoring history, rewarding terror, and playing dangerous games with Jewish lives – again.

 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) bids farewell to French President Emmanuel Macron following a joint military visit to the Northwood Headquarters Northwood, on July 10, 2025 in London, England.