Anna Dixon calls for Government to recognise State of Palestine

In a statement issued today, Anna Dixon MP for Shipley has said: "The United Kingdom must immediately recognise the state of Palestine.

"There can be no lasting peace without a two-state solution. And, there is no two-state solution without a viable Palestinian state.

"Our government must exert all possible pressure on the Israeli government to end this horrific violence and allow desperately needed aid to enter Gaza.

"I will continue to express the views of the people of the Shipley constituency as firmly as I can to our Government ministers in the coming days and weeks."