Starmer meets Trump in New York after calling for Gaza ceasefire in UN speech [Video]

UK PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer met with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a visit to New York where he delivered a speech to the UN calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

In his speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday evening, Starmer said: “It shames us all that the suffering in Gaza continues to grow.”

He called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages held by Hamas.

Starmer also pleaded with Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate the situation on Lebanon’s border and agree a ceasefire.

“I call on Israel and Hezbollah. Stop the violence. Step back from the brink,” he said.

“We need to see an immediate ceasefire to provide space for a diplomatic settlement and we are working with all partners to that end.”

Stressing the need to prevent a regional conflict in the Middle East, he said “further escalation serves no one”.

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