#BREAKINGnews: #UKParliament Votes by a Landslide to Recognise the State of #Palestine The UK Parliament voted in a landslide 274-12 on the evening of Monday 13th October to unilaterally recognise the state of Palestine. The House of Commons debated on a substantive motion: “That this House calls on 10 Downing Street to recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel” The debate was a Backbench Business Debate (BBD). Backbench MPs can make applications for debates and the Backbench Business Committee (BBC) decides on whether to allow the debate time in parliament. It is the BBC who are responsible for making the debate happen. It’s the government, not the House that recognises states. Plus, it’s a BBD so the motions are none binding. Essentially, the vote is a clear expression of the will of the House. It is a PR disaster for David Camerons government, to refuse to recognise Palestine while an almost complete majority of MPs expressed the opposite view.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:37:39 +0000
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