Starmer to talk Gaza and trade with Trump, as minister suggests UK recognition of Palestine will happen this parliament – UK politics live | Politics

When President Macron announced last week that France will officially recognize the Palestinian province in September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He strongly condemned the decision. Inside A Post on Social Mediahe said:

Such a movement rewards terror and gives the risk of creating another Iranian deputy, just like Gaza.

Under these circumstances, a Palestinian state will be a launching ramp to destroy Israel – not to live in peace. Let’s be clear: Palestinians do not seek a state with Israel; They are looking for a state instead of Israel.

And in An article for telegraphH weekends, Tzipi hottilelyIsrael’s Ambassador of England reiterated the same argument. He said:

Palestinian recognition, hostage, rape, murder would be a reward for burning innocent people alive.

This morning, he asked if he had accepted Netanyahu and the Palestinian province that he would reward Hamas for the October 7 attack. Jonathan ReynoldsBusiness Secretary answered “

No, I think it’s not the right way to characterize him.

We all know that both Israelis and Palestinians need a two -state solution, no matter how difficult it is. This requires the existence of a state on both sides.

This conflict has been clearly going for a very long time. But the scale of the terrible things we see-we must use it as a moment to move on a two-state solution. And we want to use it in this way.

What’s this Jonathan ReynoldsBusiness Secretary told BBC Breakfast how Trump/Starmer’s talks today did not expect a decision on some unresolved issues in the US-UK Trade agreement announced earlier this year. He said:

A few months ago, we were very happy to announce the breakthrough in terms of automotive, aviation and space, which was really important for the UK economy.

But we’ve always said it was saved, but it’s not over. There is more to do.

Negotiations have been going on since then. Today there are a few problems to push a little further.

Perhaps we will have nothing to announce a solution to these talks, but there are some sectors that we still have to solve around steel and aluminum, and there is a broader conversation about the US calls for mutual tariffs.

Reynolds gave a similar message in his program today. (See 09.30.)

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Good morning. Keir Starmer plays the leading role at Trump Show today. Starmer, the European Commission President Ursula von der Lenin and Scotland’s first minister John Swinney combine meetings such as meetings such as the US President is flying to Scotland for a meeting.

Von der leyen speaks with the announcement of what Trump describes as a “strong” trade agreement (but it means that Trump tariffs will not harm the US-EU trade as well as what they do;

Starmer is preparing to spend a lot of time with Trump today. It comes before lunch and does not return to London until this evening after what 10 of Trump’s Golf Field in Aberdeenshire describes as “private engagement” (dinner?). The duo is planned, but Trump doesn’t like long meetings, and the Downing Street didn’t say much about what two other men would do. Starmer is reported to work How to answer If Trump invites him to play a tour golf. According to my colleague Eleni Creea, which covers the journey of Scotland, Trump is a good football player, but Trump will not give to the PM, which is the total novice in his favorite sport. However, Starmer will fly to Aberdeen with the President of Air Force One. With the terms of the White House, this is a respect for respect.

Normally, when political leaders meet, they later talk to the press to inform what they accept. Today, Trump and Starmer will organize their main activities with reporters before their talks, and therefore we do not expect them to announce anything at this point. Instead, Trump’s flow of consciousness may result in giving us one of his peformans. While in Scotland, they contain rent About European Migration (“You must stop this terrible invasion in Europe – Migration is killing Europe”) and wind turbines (“When they start to rust and rot in eight years, you cannot really close them, you cannot burn them – everything is a job”).

At one point, Trump and Starmer were expected to use the meeting today to connect the loose ends in the US-England trade agreement, especially in relation to steel tariffs. However Jonathan ReynoldsThe business secretary gives interviews this morning and said that he would not expect an announcement from this visit ”about trade to the Today’s program.

Instead, the situation in Gaza may be the focus of Trump/Starmer talks and Pippa Crerar Reports will call Starmer Trump to use Benjamin Netanyahu to use his influence with Israel to ensure his peace talks with Hamas.

This is a difficult issue for Starmer, because the PM is under increasing pressure from the members of his cabinet to get to know the Palestinian state. To do this would annoy Trump, who said that Israel would reward Hamas for the October 7 attack. And it would have no practical impact on the situation in Gaza. However, workers’ deputies are increasingly Wes SokakHealth Secretary, “It is best to get to know the Palestinian state. Mark Malloch BrownFormer UN Deputy Secretary General and a minister in the Gordon Brown government, He told the observer Yesterday, recognition would send Israel a message, “You can’t get out of the reality you’ll have to negotiate with the Palestinians,” he would.

In interviews this morning Reynolds He said that Britain was determined to recognize the Palestinian state; He said it was just a matter of timing.

He told Itv’s good morning to Britain:

Not when, when.

It’s about how we use this moment, because you can only make a significant breakthrough once.

And In Sky News He went further and implied that he expected the recognition of this parliament.

Yes in this parliament. I mean, if it provides the breakthrough we need.

But remember, we can only do it once. If we do it in a tokenist way, if we don’t produce the end of this conflict, where do we go next?

Here is the agenda of the day.

Morning: Chancellor Rachel Reeves visits Bournemouth.

11:00: Reform British leader Nigel Farage is holding a press conference with “Special Guest”. Accordingly Daily MailColin Sutton, a former detective inspector who joined the party as a criminal advisor.

11.30: The Downing Street has a lobby briefing.

Around noon: Keir Starmer will reach the President of the President Trump in South Ayshire, Scotland, and the two leaders will talk to the media around 12.30. They will hold an official meeting in the afternoon before flying to Aberdeen, which Trump has another golf field and is expected to have a special dinner.

Around lunch: Kemi Badenoch is expected to record a media clip.

Afternoon: The Stop Trump coalition is a protest outside Trump’s Aberdeenshire Golf field.

Afternoon: Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is home to a reception for lions after the victory of the Women’s Euro 2025.

Also, Foreign Minister David Lammy is in New York A meeting on a two -state solution for Israel and Palestine.

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