How the fall of Starmer will reshape British policy on Israel

How the fall of Starmer will reshape British policy on Israel Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 05/14/2026 - 17:21 Whoever becomes prime minister can be expected to take a more strident position on the Middle East Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham speaks to the press after the first roundtable meeting with regional English mayors outside 10 Downing Street in London on 9 July, 2024. (AFP) Off Israel 's genocide in Gaza and campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank have not yet become an issue in the battle to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as British prime minister. Reporters have focused on the manoeuvrings of the candidates amid criticisms of Starmer’s style of government.