A glut of VIPs and a heckled minister see Palestinian flag raised at London’s newest embassy

<p>Ambassador welcomes historic event with MPs keen to be seen but minister faces awkward crowd</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/22/reform-labour-keir-starmer-nigel-farage-immigration-latest-uk-politics-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/22/palestinian-state-gaza-israel-middle-east-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-latest-live-updates">Middle East crisis – live updates</a><br></p></li></ul><p>The flag-raising event to mark Britain’s recognition of the Palestinian state was running a little late at London’s newest embassy. Over a century late it might be argued.</p><p>The formalities had been due to kick off at 11am outside what had been known as the Palestinian Mission to the UK but there was a problem: too many VIPs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/22/london-flag-raising-at-embassy-marks-long-overdue-step-for-palestinians">Continue reading...</a>