Figures are about the same as in 2024
With Keir Starmer announcing today that the UK will seek to recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and other conditions, recent YouGov data for The Times shows that the British public support recognising Palestinian statehood by more than three to one.
The survey, conducted on 24-25 July, finds that almost half (45%) say that the UK government should recognise Palestine as an independent state, while only 14% disagree – with 41% unsure.
These figures are roughly in line with those from a poll in June last year, at which point 47% of Britons supported statehood while 12% opposed.
Support is especially high among Green (68%), Labour (64%) and Lib Dem voters (64%). Tory voters are more evenly split, although the 32% who support recognising Palestine as a state outweighs the 21% who are opposed.
Only the far-right Reform UK voters tend to oppose recognising a Palestinian state, by 37% to 15%.
While support sits at about the same level across over-25 age groups (42-44%), among 18-24 year olds it stands at 61%.
