Monday, September 22, 2025 - Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch, has criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to formally recognise the State of Palestine, describing it as “absolutely disastrous” and a move that rewards terrorism without addressing the plight of hostages in Gaza or the suffering of civilians caught in the conflict.
In a post on her X platform on Sunday, September 21,
Badenoch, MP for North West Essex, accused Starmer of lacking a coherent plan
for the country and instead pandering to “the hobby horses of the Labour left”
to maintain power.
She wrote: “Rewarding terrorism with no conditions
whatsoever put in place for Hamas leaves hostages languishing in Gaza and does
nothing to stop the suffering of innocent people caught in this war.”
She further argued that Labour’s recognition of Palestine
was part of a broader pattern of misplaced priorities, adding: “They cannot fix
the NHS, so they push assisted suicide. They cannot create jobs for young
people, so they give them votes at 16. They cannot sort out immigration, but
they will recognise Palestine instead.”
Badenoch also criticised Starmer’s record on foreign
affairs, recalling the payment of £35bn in reparations to Mauritius and the
surrender of the Chagos Islands, which she framed as evidence of poor
judgement.
“Everything we are seeing is a consequence of a Prime
Minister who has no plan for the country and no judgement,” she said. “He will
spend the next four years delivering the hobby horses of the Labour left to
stay in power and leave a huge mess for us to clean up.”
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