Ed Davey to boycott banquet over Gaza

Liberal Democratic leader Sir Ed Davey said that Donald Trump would boycott the banquet for the state visit next month and send a message to the US president on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Sir Ed described it as “honor” and said that rejecting an invitation from the King opposed the “instincts”.

However, Trump’s influence on Israel, Qatar and other Gulf states, “Gaza in the terrible hunger and death of death and hostages have the power to release” he added.

Trump and his wife Melania will be organized by King Charles and Queen Camilla for the second state visit of the President of the President of the President of the President of the President of St George’s Hall in Windsor Castle.

Approximately 150 guests are typically invited to big dinner, vary from politicians and diplomats to religious leaders and celebrities.

Sir Ed, the leader of England’s third largest party, previously participated in various state feasts, including French President Emmanuel Macron’s last month’s visit.

Sir Ed: “Emily and I spent thinking about it all summer and prayed for it.

“But I’m afraid that Donald Trump comes to our country, we can be honored with a generous dinner in one of our best palaces, but no one reminds him that he has the power to stop terrible hunger and death in Gaza and release hostages.

“If Donald Trump says [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu ends tomorrow to stop it. If Donald uses its effect on Trump, Qatar and other bays, all the hostages Hamas trust can come home tomorrow.

“To boycott the banquet is the only way to close Donald Trump and Keir Starmer about them to close their eyes and send a message that they cannot ask for it. We should talk, take action. Donald Trump must take action to end this human crisis.

Trump continuously supports Netanyahu during the conflict but He acknowledged that it was “real hunger” in Gaza last monthSomething Israel rejected.

United Nations, Israel, accusing the amount of aid in the region accusing the amount of “human -making” in Gaza, he said.

Israel rejected the allegations that it is responsible for food shortages.

Israel’s army launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the attack on Southern Israel, led by Hamas on 7 October 2023, and about 1,200 people were killed and 251 people were hostage.

According to the Ministry of Health of the region, at least 62,819 people have been killed in Gaza since then.

Trump, in 2019 during his first term of office for a state visit II. He hosted by Queen Elizabeth.

Prime Minister Sir Keir described his second invitation as “History” and “unprecedented”.

Traditionally, the second term presidents were not offered a state visit and instead was invited to tea or lunch.

Although a full ceremony will be given, Trump will not have the opportunity to address the MPs as he leaves for the annual party conference season the day before the House of Commons arrived in England.

In 2019, then Lib Dem, Sir Vince Cable, refused to participate in Trump’s state feast, saying that British politicians should not deal with a man who was registered as an enemy and racist.

Then the working leader Jeremy Corbyn and Commons President John Bercow It was also among those who rejected their invitations.