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Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP, doubles down on effort for official UK recognition of Palestinian statehood
A proposed law that could see the UK finally recognise an independent Palestinian state is being pushed by Lib Dem MP Layla Moran.
British MP Layla Moran is campaigning for the UK government to finally recognise a Palestinian state with a bill scheduled to be debated in parliament this week.
The second reading of the Private Members Bill will take place in the House of Commons on Friday if time allows it, the Palestinian-British politician told The New Arab, hopefully bringing the bill a step closer to becoming law.
The bill presented by the Liberal Democrat MP, who also serves as the party's Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and International Development, will seek to recognise Palestine "as a sovereign and independent state", based on pre-1967 borders.
Moran also wants to see the Palestinian mission in London upgraded to an embassy and given full diplomatic status.
"To be honest, it's unlikely the government will accept it. They maintain their position on waiting for some end, some peace agreement, sometime in the future - that is likely not to exist - [before recognising] the State of Palestine."
Despite the government's obfuscation on the issue, there appears to be support in the UK parliament for such a move. In 2014, MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of recognising Palestine as a state, in a non-binding motion.
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138 countries- plus the UN- already recognize the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders.