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Politics Weekly UK

Gaza: if the UK won’t act now, then when?

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

As hundreds of thousands of people face starvation in Gaza, this week the foreign secretary, David Lammy, joined a chorus of global condemnation over Israel’s actions, describing the killing of innocent civilians seeking food and water as grotesque. But when will his words be followed by action? John Harris speaks to the UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese. Plus, will the Tory reshuffle do anything to take the wind out of Nigel Farage’s sails? The Guardian’s senior political correspondent, Peter Walker, joins John to discuss. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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When Israel's current war on Gaza began, the British government was supportive and sympathetic. Now, ministers say they're outward.

1:40.3

The suffering that we see in Gaza, the children's whose lives are being lost and taken,

1:46.0

the journalists, the aid workers, all of it is unacceptable.

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What we see is grotesque.

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But as the world sees daily evidence of mass starvation and the slaughter of people queuing for food and water,

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when will ministers' actions match their words?

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By failing to pull every single lever that this government could, it is tolerating it.

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