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Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 1 September 2025

Debate

Palestinian Territories: Development Support

Contribution

One of the reasons that the Prime Minister made the statement on recognition at the beginning of the Recess was specifically to keep the prospect of a two-state solution alive. Some of the actions that the Government of Israel have taken recently have made that less likely and harder to envisage, so we have taken the decision that, should the situation remain as it is at the UN General Assembly at the end of this month, we will take what I think is the hugely significant step of recognising the state of Palestine.

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