Kier Starmer is going to be the new Prime Minister after 14 long years as the Labor Party came to power in the United Kingdom. He said that he is willing to recognize Palestine as a state when he comes to power.

On Friday (July 5), Qatar-based media Al Jazeera reported this information.

In the report, the media reported that the Labor Party said in their manifesto, "We are committed to recognizing the Palestinian state." This would result in a two-state solution with a sustainable and sovereign Palestinian state as well as a safe and secure Israel. In addition, the Labor Party wants an immediate ceasefire and the release of all hostages and an increase in aid to Gaza. The United Kingdom is in favor of resolving this conflict.

Meanwhile, Starmer voted against a ceasefire to end Israel's attacks on Gaza in November last year over the Hamas-Israel conflict.

However, Starmer said in a recent radio interview that Israel had a "right to self-defence" in the context of the death toll in Gaza reaching 38,000 due to Israel's relentless bombing.

At that time, he did not even call this Israeli killing carried out in the name of self-defense as 'genocide'.

The leader of the Labor Party also said that every country, including Israel, should be held accountable in the International Court of Law. As Prime Minister, he said that he will review the issue whether arms should be sold to Israel. 

Among the candidates of Bangladeshi origin who participated in the UK elections, 4 women have been elected as Members of Parliament this time. The four members of the Labor Party are Rupa Haque, Tulip Siddique, Rushnara Ali and Afsana Begum.

According to the report, Rupa Haque won from Ealing Central and Acton seats, Tulip Siddiqi from Hampstead and Kilburn seats, Rushnara Ali from Bethnal Green and Stepnigreen seats, Afsana Begum from Poplar and LimeHouse seats. She was also a Member of Parliament earlier.

Rupa Haque has previously been elected Member of Parliament on Labor Party nomination in 2015, 2017 and 2019 elections.

On the other hand Tulip, the granddaughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was also elected as a Member of Parliament for the fourth time.

Another winning British-Bangladeshi candidate of the Labor Party, Rushnara Ali, will represent the country in Parliament for the fifth time. Afsana Begum, another candidate of the Labor Party, has been elected as a Member of Parliament for the second time.

In this election, the Labor Party nominated a total of 8 British Bangladeshis. Except for these four, the rest could not win the election. Labor’s Noorul Haq Ali in Gordon and Bochan, Nazmul Hossain in Brigg and Immingham, Rumi Chowdhury in Witham and Rufia Ashraf in Northamptonshire south lost to rival Conservative candidates.

On the other hand, the two candidates of Bangladeshi origin who participated in the election for the Conservative Party in this election were defeated. They are Atiq Rahman who contested from Tottenham seat in London and Syed Saiduzzaman from Ilford South.

Apart from these two parties, a number of British-Bangladeshis also ran as candidates for the nominations of other political parties and as independent candidates. Among them, 6 people got nominations from the Workers Party of Britain. But none of them could win the election.

They are Ghulam Tipu from Ilford South, Prince Sadiq Chowdhury from Bedford, Mohammad Shaheed Hossain from Hackney South, Faisal Kabir from Ultrichham and Sale West, Mohammad Bilal from Manchester Rossalmo and Halima Khan defeated from Stratford and Bow.

Raj Farhad, the only British-Bangladeshi nominated by the Reform Party, also lost the Ilford South seat. Rabina Khan, nominated by the Liberal Democrats, also lost the election. She contested from Stratford & Bow.

Scottish Nationalist Party nominee Naz Anis Mia was also defeated. His constituency was Dunfermline and Dollar.

In this election, 3 candidates of Bangladeshi origin nominated by the Green Party have been defeated. They are Syed Siddiqui from Ilford South, Syed Shamsuzzaman Shams for Oldham West and Royton and Sharmin Rahman for Leicester South.

British- Bangladeshi candidate Mumtaz Khanum could not win the election despite being nominated by the Socialist Party.

In addition to party candidates, 11 British of Bangladeshi origin became independent candidates in this election. But none of them could win. The candidates are - Weich Islam, Ajmal Mashroor, Suman Ahmed, Samsuddin, Ehteshamul Haque, Omar Farooq, Nizam Ali, Nurjahan Begum, Habib Rahman, Abul Kalam Azad and Raja Mia.

It was already assumed that Labor Party leader Kier Starmer was going to win the UK election by a landslide. After the counting of votes, this idea became true. After 14 years, the Labor Party came to power in Britain. Kier Starmer is going to be the next Prime Minister of the country.

This information has been reported in the CBC media report.

According to the report, after the votes were counted, the Labor Party secured victory by getting more than 326 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons. In the meantime, the party has won an absolute victory in 386 seats.

On the other hand, the Conservative Party got only 93 seats in the election. Besides, the Liberal Democrats are in third place with 57 seats. Apart from this, the Scottish National Party and SF won seven seats each. And others are getting 23 seats.

Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak has accepted defeat, British media BBC reported. Rishi said he has already congratulated Starmer.

Meanwhile, after winning the Holborn and St Pancras seat, Labor leader Starmer said, "This is where the change starts."

After the announcement of the results, the British King Charles III will now invite the Labor Party to form the government. In that case, Rishi Sunak, leader of the ruling Conservative Party and Prime Minister, can submit his resignation to the King on Friday.

Newly elected legislators will take oath in Parliament on July 9. A new speaker will then be elected. On July 17, the session of Parliament will begin with the opening speech of King Charles III.

The Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the construction of 5,295 new homes in the occupied West Bank. The plan was reportedly passed on Thursday (July 4).

This information was published in a report of AP.

According to the report, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to restart talks regarding a ceasefire in the ongoing violence in Gaza. He has already decided to send a representative for this.

A senior Israeli government source said the Netanyahu government has approved 5,295 homes in the West Bank. It is planned to be a new area of Israel in the Jordan Valley and near the city of Hebron.

Meanwhile, occupying Israel has approved 3 thousand 138 acres of occupied West Bank as its own during the Gaza invasion. According to a CNN report, Israel has recognized the largest amount of Palestinian land since the Oslo Accords in 1993.

However, according to political analysts, two major challenges have appeared in front of Netanyahu at the moment. The first is Hezbollah and the second is the recognition of Palestine as a state by various European countries. Both challenges are sensitive for the government led by him.

Recently, Spain, Norway and Ireland have recognized Palestine as a state. Many other European countries are also on the way to recognition. To stop this, he is approving plans to build housing estates in the West Bank one after the other.