Senior Tory MPs and peers break ranks to call for recognition of Palestine

Senior Conservative MPs and peers have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer urging the UK to immediately recognize Palestine as a state, breaking ranks within their own party ahead of key UN discussions. The letter, signed by both moderate and right-wing figures including former minister Kit Malthouse, emphasizes the Palestinians' decades-long suffering under occupation and calls for Britain to stand against indefinite colonization. While Prime Minister Starmer has not yet responded, this move underscores growing international pressure as only seven MPs and six members of the House of Lords have joined the call, signaling internal divisions within the government.