Opposition Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch blasted Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s recognition of a Palestinian state as “absolutely disastrous,” charging it hands Hamas terrorists a victory while leaving Israeli hostages “languishing in Gaza.”

Britain on Sunday joined Canada and Australia in extending recognition, despite Hamas still ruling Gaza, holding hostages, and boasting of the October 7 massacre. The move, announced on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, was denounced as nothing less than a political prize for jihadists.

Starmer had previously claimed recognition would be conditional — that Hamas must disarm, release the hostages, and…

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