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British MP Layla Moran puts forward new Palestine statehood bill
23 October 2024 14:27 BST
Layla Moran, the first and only British MP of Palestinian descent, will on Wednesday present a bill to UK parliament seeking to recognise Palestinianstatehood.
Moran, who belongs to the Liberal Democrat party, has presented the bill in every parliamentary session since she was elected in 2017.
It calls on the UK government to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign and independent state on the basis of pre-1967 borders, and to recognise the inalieable right of Palestinians to self-determination.
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