Any British prime minister considering the supremely sensitive question of whether to recognise Palestine as a state will have to weigh America’s likely reaction.

Two government officials said Britain was actively weighing the recognition of a Palestinian state, in a shift driven by public pressure over starvation in Gaza.

Hole in one | At their talks in Scotland, Donald Trump advised Keir Starmer to cut taxes and slash immigration if he wanted to beat Nigel Farage at the next election.