The SNP leader has written to his political opponents to demand they “do the right thing”.
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer must “immediately” recognise the state of Palestine, John Swinney has said.He said the the Nationalists would force a binding vote at Westminster after the General Election if they failed to do so.
“If you will not immediately commit to doing so, I can confirm that SNP MPs will bring forward a binding vote in the House of Commons at the first possible opportunity after the General Election.” He said: “Ending the humanitarian catastrophe we are seeing in Gaza is without a doubt one of the greatest moral issues of our time. In generations to come, people will look back and ask what each of us with a platform did to end the suffering.
“I am calling on the UK to follow the lead of Ireland, Norway and Spain by immediately recognising Palestine as a state – and if Rishi Sunak will not do it now, Keir Starmer must commit to doing so on his first day in Downing Street.”The UK Government and the Labour party has been asked for comment.
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