Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure to immediately recognise Palestinian statehood after France made a commitment to do so within months and a group of MPs called on the prime minister to do the same.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure from senior members of his government and French President Emmanuel Macron to imminently recognize Palestine as a sovereign state due to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed a free trade deal with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in a multi-billion pound export boost. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Strictly necessary cookies are on by default. Additional cookies are off by default.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised Britain's "unique bonds" with India as he and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi formally signed a recently announced UK-India trade deal during talks on Thursday.