Opposition Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch blasted Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s recognition of a Palestinian state as “absolutely disastrous,” charging it hands Hamas terrorists a victory while leaving Israeli hostages “languishing in Gaza.”

Britain on Sunday joined Canada and Australia in extending recognition, despite Hamas still ruling Gaza, holding hostages, and boasting of the October 7 massacre. The move, announced on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, was denounced as nothing less than a political prize for jihadists.

“Disastrous. Absolutely disastrous. We will all rue the day this decision was made,” Badenoch declared on X on Sunday, posting Starmer’s remarks. “Rewarding terrorism with no conditions whatsoever put in place for Hamas. It leaves hostages languishing in Gaza and d

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