Shockat Adam presents bill recognising Palestinian state to UK parliament

Independent MP Shockat Adam has presented a bill to the UK parliament backed by MPs across multiple parties for the recognition of the State of Palestine.

If the bill is passed, Britain will join 146 other UN member states in diplomatically recognising the State of Palestine. 

The bill’s sponsors include independent MPs Jeremy Corbyn, Adnan Hussain, Iqbal Mohamed and Ayoub Khan - all elected on a pro-Gaza platform in July alongside Shockat Adam, who has presented the bill. 

Also sponsoring the bill is Sian Berry from the Green Party, Brendan O’Hara and Stephen Gethins from the Scottish National Party (SNP), and Liz Saville-Roberts from Welsh party Plaid Cymru.

Backbencher Kim Johnson is the only Labour MP to sponsor the bill. Ian Byrne, another sponsor, was recently a Labour MP but lost the whip after opposing the government’s two-child benefit cap and now sits in parliament as an independent. 

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