UK disagrees with Trump’s proposals for US takeover of Gaza, says Lammy

Foreign secretary praises US president for wanting to rebuild territory but says Britain favours two-state solution•Middle East crisis - live updates• UK politics – live updatesDavid Lammy has made clear that the UK does not agree with Donald Trump’s proposal to remove Palestinians from Gaza and put the territory under US control, while he avoided directly criticising the president’s plan.In a carefully worded response to a question at a press conference in Kyiv about whether Trump’s idea, which has been widely condemned as ethnic cleansing, would be a breach of international law, the British foreign secretary began by praising the US president for wanting to rebuild Gaza. Continue reading...

UK disagrees with Trump’s proposals for US takeover of Gaza, says Lammy

Foreign secretary praises US president for wanting to rebuild territory but says Britain favours two-state solution

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David Lammy has made clear that the UK does not agree with Donald Trump’s proposal to remove Palestinians from Gaza and put the territory under US control, while he avoided directly criticising the president’s plan.

In a carefully worded response to a question at a press conference in Kyiv about whether Trump’s idea, which has been widely condemned as ethnic cleansing, would be a breach of international law, the British foreign secretary began by praising the US president for wanting to rebuild Gaza. Continue reading...