By Femi Osinusi
Opposition Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has launched a scathing attack on the Labour government following its decision to formally recognise a Palestinian state, describing the move as “absolutely disastrous.”
In a statement on Sunday, Badenoch argued that the recognition amounted to “rewarding terrorism” without any conditions placed on Hamas, claiming the decision would do little to ease the suffering of civilians in Gaza or secure the release of hostages still held there.
“This decision leaves hostages languishing in Gaza and does nothing to stop the suffering of innocent people caught in this war,” she said.
The minister accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of prioritising “student union campaigns” and appeasing the “hard left” rather than addressing Britain’s pressing domestic issues. She listed health care, job creation, immigration, and constitutional reform as areas where Labour was failing.
“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 said.
She also criticised Starmer’s previous decisions, including the £35 billion reparations settlement with Mauritius and the return of the Chagos Islands, calling them evidence of “a Prime Minister with no plan for the country and no judgement.”
Badenoch warned that Labour’s policies over the next four years would amount to delivering “the hobby horses of the Labour left” and predicted they would leave behind “a huge mess for us to clean up.”
