Labour government ‘would recognise Palestinian state’

Jeremy Corbyn makes pledge during first overseas visit outside Europe as leader of the opposition

A Palestinian boy on the Gaza border during May's protests against US embassy move
(Image credit: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images)

Jeremy Corbyn has said a Labour government would recognise the state of Palestine, a major shift in long-standing British foreign policy in the Middle East.

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