The UK’s responsibility and its position as a permanent member of the UN Security Council make British recognition particularly impactful. Since 1980, we have supported a two-state solution. Official recognition would turn that commitment into reality.
Signatories of the letter include senior Labour MPs such as Emily Thornberry (Foreign Affairs), Sarah Champion (International Development), and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Defence).
It was also signed by Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, Green Party co-leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, and Conservative MPs Kit Malthouse and Edward Leigh. A significant number of other Labour MPs have also backed the call.
One Labour MP stated, “We must do more. Israel is committing horrific war crimes.” Nearly 60 Labour MPs had previously made the same appeal in a letter to Lammy.
Source: The Guardian