“I name once more for a direct ceasefire in Gaza, the return of the sausages — the hostages — and a recommitment to the 2 state answer, a acknowledged Palestinian state alongside a secure and safe Israel.”

The combination-up comes simply earlier than Starmer heads to the United Nations Basic Meeting in New York, the place he stated he shall be urgent the case for a ceasefire.

Since coming to workplace, Starmer’s authorities has attracted the ire of Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu by halting some British arms exports to be used in Gaza and dropping U.Ok. objections to the Worldwide Prison Court docket looking for an arrest warrant in opposition to the Israeli prime minister.

As opposition chief Starmer prioritized confronting antisemitism in his get together, however has confronted calls from some on the Labour left to take a more durable line in opposition to Israel for its conduct in Gaza.