# Recognise Palestine by September 2025

> “So today – as part of this process towards peace I can confirm the UK will recognise the state of Palestine by the United Nations General Assembly in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire and commit to a long-term, sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a Two State Solution.”
>
> — Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, Labour Party; Statement on Gaza, 29 July 2025

- **Status:** Delivered
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Running government](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/running-government)
- **Speaker:** [Sir Keir Starmer](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/keir-starmer), Prime Minister
- **Party:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour)
- **Made on:** 29 July 2025
- **Where:** Statement on Gaza
- **Deadline:** 30 September 2025
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Palestinians and Israelis, through the UK's recognition of a Palestinian state
- **When:** By the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025
- **Paid for by:** Not a spending pledge
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-words-on-gaza-29-july-2025 (checked word for word at its source on 20 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 21 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-palestine-recognition-2025

## Where it stands

On 29 July 2025 the Prime Minister said the UK would recognise the state of Palestine by the United Nations General Assembly in September unless the Israeli government took the steps he listed, and that an assessment would be made in September. On 21 September 2025 he said that the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine. The deadline is taken as 30 September 2025, the end of the month he named.

## Timeline

- 29 July 2025, Promised: The Prime Minister says the UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September unless conditions are met
- 21 September 2025, Delivered: The Prime Minister states that the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-the-recognition-of-palestine-21-september-2025))
- 30 September 2025, Deadline: Recognition due by the UN General Assembly in September (editorial date, end of September 2025)

## About the cost

No cost: a diplomatic decision, and no costing was published.

## Sources

- [Prime Minister's Office: PM words on Gaza, 29 July 2025](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-words-on-gaza-29-july-2025)
- [Prime Minister's Office: PM statement on the recognition of Palestine, 21 September 2025](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-the-recognition-of-palestine-21-september-2025)

## Checks

- Verified by Pavel Guzhikov, checked by AI Journalist; approved on 21 October 2026.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 20 October 2026.

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