Over 100 British Parliament members (MPs) from across seven political parties signed a parliamentary motion supporting UN recognition of Palestine, Wednesday said a MPs press release. According to WAFA, the motion, tabled by Richard Burden MP, was signed by 102 MPs including former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and other former ministers from both Labor and Conservative governments. The motion adds to the growing support within the UK for the Government to vote in favor of the Palestinian request to become a non-member observer state at the UN General Assembly this week, said the release. It said that labor and most UK opposition parties already support UN recognition of Palestine; this weekend it was reported that the Deputy Prime Minister and the Liberal Democrats support it too.
