Sir Keir Starmer is correct when he says the British public is “revolted” by what they see on television.
To recognise Palestinian statehood when aid is the pressing priority would largely be a symbolic gesture unless questions over the leadership and extent of a Palestinian state are addressed first.
Israel’s reaction seems priced in – its parliament, the Knesset, has voted against the establishment of a Palestinian state.
And I don’t mind him taking a position. I’m looking for getting people fed right now, for me, that’s the number one position.”
It prompted fury from Israel and allies, including the US. “What he says doesn’t matter,” Trump said of Macron ahead of his visit to the UK. “He’s a very good guy. I like him, but that statement doesn’t carry weight.”
It’s designed to deliver immediate humanitarian relief on the ground as well as chart a path to a two-state solution.
The UK Government’s policy is that it will formally acknowledge Palestine as part of a peace process, but only in conjunction with other Western countries and “at the point of maximum impact”.
In fact, polling from the More in Common think tank found that by a margin of 41 per cent to 21 per cent, Britons think the UK should recognise a Palestinian state.
Starmer is more in step with the public than his party is. A Cabinet meeting this week will allow the more than half a dozen senior ministers who have pushed for recognition of Palestine to make their case again.
But Starmer would be right to resist; to switch positions the day after Trump’s visit would be diplomatically clumsy.
France is the first member of the G7 to do so. But to do so now would both be performative – although undoubtedly make the Labour Party feel better – and risk the UK’s relationship with the US in the middle of tough negotiations over steel and pharmaceutical tariffs.
That was when Starmer was allowed to get a word in edgeways. Anyone who thought rambling monologues had departed with former President Joe Biden was to be disappointed. An answer to a question about a Federal Reserve rate cut took in Scottish craftsmen.
Starmer fiddled with his cufflinks and linked his fingers anxiously, clearly wishing the seemingly endless press encounter would end. But as host at his own golf course, Trump was in no mood to wind up.
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He set a new deadline of “10 or 12 days” for Vladimir Putin to agree to a Ukraine deal.
And, however much Trump claims to like Starmer, he’s not above simultaneously trolling the Prime Minister. On arrival, Trump highlighted the small boats crisis.
But the worst was reserved for Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Starmer interrupted with a steadying hand to say: “He’s a friend of mine.” Trump continued, as if Starmer hadn’t spoken: “No, I think he’s done a terrible job.” Starmer went as red as the tandoori salmon he’s so fond of cooking.
With friends like these, eh?
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