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Cross-Party MPs Press Starmer for UK Apology Over Mandate-Era Actions in Palestine

The campaign rests on a 400-page petition that may go to court if the government refuses to engage.

A demonstration in the UK commemorating the Nakba – the expulsion of Palestinians from their homes after the formation of Israel. Getty
Palestinians leave their homes in 1948
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Overview

  • An open letter signed by 45 MPs and peers, including 18 Labour backbenchers, urges Prime Minister Keir Starmer to apologise for Britain’s role in Palestine during the Mandate period.
  • The letter links to Britain Owes Palestine’s 400-page legal petition submitted in September alleging the UK breached international law while administering Palestine from 1917 to 1948.
  • Signatories cite alleged abuses by British forces, including murder, torture, arbitrary detention and home demolitions, and argue Britain had no legal right to give away Palestine in 1947.
  • The National reports the letter seeks an apology rather than specifying reparations, though the underlying legal petition pursues redress and lawyers say acknowledgment could entail reparative measures.
  • The government has not formally responded to the petition, and legal advisers warn of a potential High Court judicial review if ministers decline to engage, with petitioners indicating they may act if no reply arrives by September.