The Prime Minister will hold an emergency Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss aid efforts in Gaza and a proposed peace plan.
Sir Keir Starmer took the rare step of recalling his Cabinet during the summer recess for the talks at 2pm.
In an earlier meeting with US President Donald Trump, Starmer discussed what he described as a “revolting” humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a ceasefire.
Here’s what you need to know.
The United Nations, aid organisations and international charities have warned of mass starvation in Gaza if more aid is not delivered to help people there.
Concerns had been raised that Israel was not allowing trucks of aid to enter the territory.
Jordan, with support from the UK, as well as the United Arab Emirates, airdropped aid into Gaza over the weekend.
On Sunday, Israel began a daily “tactical pause” in military activity in three parts of Gaza to allow aid to be delivered during the day, following pressure from other governments.
But aid organisations such as Oxfam warned that airdrops were insufficient and more aid needed to be urgently delivered on the ground.
Israel has rejected criticism of its conduct in Gaza and allegations that it is committing genocide against Palestinians.
2. What the Cabinet will discuss
Starmer is working on a peace plan with France and Germany after a call with his counterparts there last week.
He has not shared details of the plan, which is expected to be discussed at today’s Cabinet meeting, but he has compared the proposals to the “coalition of the willing”, the international effort to support Ukraine if it agrees to a ceasefire with Russia.
On Monday, his spokesman said the UK, France and Germany were working on proposals to “deliver immediate relief to those on the ground”.
The plans “build on the collaboration to date” between the three countries and would also “set out a pathway to peace and a sustainable route to a two-state solution”, the spokesman added.
Starmer’s spokesman said he would discuss the plan with other international allies and countries in the Middle East.
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The Prime Minister will also discuss pressure from backbench and opposition MPs to recognise a Palestinian state to put pressure on Israel.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy is attending a United Nations conference on Tuesday, where he will urge support for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
Starmer’s spokesman told reporters the Palestinian right to statehood was “inalienable” and it was a “question of when, not if” the UK would agree to recognition.
It comes after the US and Israel withdrew their negotiating teams from Qatar on Thursday. Trump said Hamas “didn’t really want to make a deal”, and Israel said it would look to “alternative options” to free those still held hostage by Hamas.
On Friday last week, more than 200 British MPs from nine parties signed a letter calling for the immediate recognition of a Palestinian state.
It was signed by 131 Labour MPs, including senior figures like former minister Liam Byrne and transport committee chair Ruth Cadbury.
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey, former Tory minister Kit Malthouse and Conservative Sir Edward Leigh – Parliament’s longest serving MP – have also signed.
Members from the SNP, Greens, Plaid Cymru, SDLP and independents were among other supporters.
Labour MP Sarah Champion, who chairs the international development select committee and who organised the letter, said a two-state solution “remains the only viable proposal to secure a lasting peace for the region”.
After the letter was published, the number of signatories rose from 221 MPs to 255.
Labour’s election manifesto included a pledge to recognise a Palestinian state “as a contribution to a renewed peace process which results in a two-state solution with a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state”.
Some of Starmer’s Cabinet colleagues have privately said they think he is acting too slowly in recognising Palestinian statehood, The i Paper understands.
At the meeting, some Cabinet members are expected to demonstrate they are in tune with their colleagues on the backbenches.
Palestinians carry sacks of flour in northern Gaza (Photo: Khames Alrefi/Anadolu/Getty)4. Possible outcomes of the meeting
Starmer is expected to unveil a plan for formally recognising Palestine as a state after the meeting.
He is set to give his most detailed outline to date of what needs to happen for Palestine to achieve recognition.
This could be conditional on a ceasefire and Hamas’s release of the remaining Israeli hostages, The Telegraph reported.
However, this is unlikely to be enough to appease a third of Labour MPs who have called for the immediate recognition of Palestine.
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron said his country would recognise Palestine as a state, with the formal change coming at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Starmer has so far rejected calls to immediately recognise Palestine, saying he was focused on “practical solutions”.
Last week, he said recognising Palestinian statehood would have to be part of a “wider plan which ultimately results in a two-state solution”.
In a statement following his call with Macron and his German counterpart Friedrich Merz, Starmer said: “Alongside our closest allies, I am working on a pathway to peace in the region, focused on the practical solutions that will make a real difference to the lives of those who are suffering in this war.
“That pathway will set out the concrete steps needed to turn the ceasefire so desperately needed into a lasting peace.
“Recognition of a Palestinian state has to be one of those steps. I am unequivocal about that.
“But it must be part of a wider plan which ultimately results in a two-state solution and lasting security for Palestinians and Israelis.”
Starmer, with his cautious legal instincts, believes that recognising Palestinian statehood too early would be a performative and empty gesture, The i Paper understands.
But for others in Government, that misses the point; they argue the declaration’s symbolism is key.
The Prime Minister could also announce additional efforts to get aid into Gaza.
On Friday evening, he said the Government would “pull every lever” to get food and life-saving support to Palestinians, and evacuate children “who need urgent medical assistance”.
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