As well as supporting Project Pure Hope in the evacuation and care of forty children from Gaza, I have also joined 253 MPs in signing a cross-party letter of support for UK recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN Conference this week.

My team are currently responding to everyone who has written to me about this grave issue, and I thank you for your patience. You can read the full letter, and view all signatories, below. Again, I will continue to look for ways in which I can use my voice to speak up for those without one.

Dear Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary,

Re. UK recognition of a Palestinian state

We write to you in advance of the UN Conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia on the 28th-29th July in New York, to put on record our support for UK recognition of a Palestinian state.

We are expectant that the outcome of the conference will be the UK Government outlining when and how it will act on its long-standing commitment on a two-state solution; as well as how it will work with international partners to make this a reality.

Whilst we appreciate the UK does not have it in its power to bring about a free and independent Palestine, UK recognition would have a significant impact due to our historic connections and our membership on the UN Security Council, so we urge you to take this step.

British recognition of Palestine would be particularly powerful given its role as the author of the Balfour Declaration and the former Mandatory Power in Palestine. Since 1980 we have backed a two-state solution. Such a recognition would give that position substance as well as living up to a historic responsibility we have to the people under that Mandate.

This is a cross-party letter to show the support across the House for recognition of a Palestinian state. A two-state solution has been the cross-party consensus for decades.

On the 13th October 2014 the House overwhelmingly moved the following motion: ‘That this House believes that the Government should recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel.’

That is still the position of the undersigned and we urge you to officially recognise the state of Palestine at the Conference next week.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Champion MP

The Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP

Simon Hoare MP

Layla Moran MP

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP

The Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP

Andy Slaughter MP

The Rt Hon Mr Alistair Carmichael MP

Jessica Morden MP

Jamie Stone MP

Matt Western MP

Mr Toby Perkins MP

Debbie Abrahams MP

Cat Smith MP

Helen Hayes MP

Ruth Cadbury MP

Tonia Antoniazzi MP

Ruth Jones MP

Florence Eshalomi MP

Patricia Ferguson MP

The Rt Hon Ed Davey MP

Stephen Flynn MP

Carla Denyer MP

Adrian Ramsay MP

Liz Saville Roberts MP

The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP

The Rt Hon Sir Edward Leigh MP

The Rt Hon Ms Diane Abbott MP

The Rt Hon John McDonnell MP

The Rt Hon Valerie Vaz MP

Abtisam Mohamed MP

Adam Dance MP

Adam Jogee MP

Mr Adnan Hussain MP

Afzal Khan MP

Alex Ballinger MP

Alex Brewer MP

Alex Sobel MP

Alice Macdonald MP

Alison Bennett MP

Dr Allison Gardner MP

Amanda Hack MP

Andrew Cooper MP

Andrew George MP

Andrew Pakes MP

Andy McDonald MP

Ann Davies MP

Anna Dixon MP

Anna Sabine MP

Anneliese Midgley MP

Apsana Begum MP

Ayoub Khan MP

Bambos Charalambous MP

Barry Gardiner MP

Dr Beccy Cooper MP

Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP

Ben Goldsborough MP

Ben Lake MP

Ben Maguire MP

Bobby Dean MP

Brendan O’Hara MP

Brian Leishman MP

Brian Mathew MP

Calum Miller MP

Cameron Thomas MP

Caroline Voaden MP

Cat Eccles MP

Catherine Fookes MP

Charlotte Cane MP

Chris Bloore MP

Chris Coghlan MP

Chris Kane MP

Chris Law MP

Chris Murray MP

Chris Webb MP

Christine Jardine MP

Claire Hanna MP

Claire Young MP

Mr Clive Betts MP

Clive Lewis MP

Colum Eastwood MP

Daisy Cooper MP

Dan Aldridge MP

Daniel Francis MP

Dr Danny Chambers MP

Dave Doogan MP

Dave Robertson MP

David Baines MP

Dawn Butler MP

Douglas McAllister MP

Edward Morello MP

Elaine Stewart MP

Ellie Chowns MP

Emily Darlington MP

Emma Lewell MP

Frank McNally MP

Freddie van Mierlo MP

Gideon Amos MP

Gill Furniss MP

Graham Leadbitter MP

Grahame Morris MP

Helen Maguire MP

Henry Tufnell MP

Ian Byrne MP

Ian Lavery MP

Ian Sollom MP

Imran Hussain MP

Iqbal Mohamed MP

Irene Campbell MP

James Asser MP

James MacCleary MP

James Naish MP

Jas Athwal MP

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP

Jess Brown-Fuller MP

Jo Platt MP

Joe Powell MP

John Whitby MP

Jon Trickett MP

Mr Jonathan Brash MP

Jonathan Davies MP

Josh Babarinde MP

Josh Dean MP

Josh Fenton-Glynn MP

Josh Newbury MP

Julia Buckley MP

Karl Turner MP

Kate Osamor MP

Kate Osborne MP

Kenneth Stevenson MP

Kim Johnson MP

Kirith Entwistle MP

Kirsteen Sullivan MP

Lee Barron MP

Lewis Atkinson MP

Lillian Jones MP

Liz Jarvis MP

Lizzi Collinge MP

Llinos Medi MP

Lorraine Beavers MP

Luke Murphy MP

Manuela Perteghella MP

Margaret Mullane MP

Marie Goldman MP

Ms Marie Rimmer MP

Marsha De Cordova MP

Martin Rhodes MP

Martin Vickers MP

Martin Wrigley MP

Mary Glindon MP

Matt Turmaine MP

Max Wilkinson MP

Mike Martin MP

Mohammad Yasin MP

Monica Harding MP

Natasha Irons MP

Naushabah Khan MP

Navendu Mishra MP

Naz Shah MP

Neil Duncan-Jordan MP

Noah Law MP

Olivia Blake MP

Olly Glover MP

Pam Cox MP

Paul Davies MP

Mr Paul Kohler MP

Paul Waugh MP

Paula Barker MP

Paulette Hamilton MP

Pete Wishart MP

Peter Lamb MP

Pippa Heylings MP

Ms Polly Billington MP

Rachael Maskell MP

Rachel Taylor MP

Ms Rebecca Long Bailey MP

Richard Burgon MP

Richard Foord MP

Mr Richard Quigley MP

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP

Rosie Duffield MP

Dr Rupa Huq MP

Sadik Al-Hassan MP

Sam Rushworth MP

Samantha Niblett MP

Sarah Dyke MP

Sarah Edwards MP

Sarah Green MP

Sarah Hall MP

Sarah Olney MP

Sarah Smith MP

Dr Scott Arthur MP

Seamus Logan MP

Sean Woodcock MP

Shockat Adam MP

Dr Simon Opher MP

Siân Berry MP

Sojan Joseph MP

Sonia Kumar MP

Sorcha Eastwood MP

Steff Aquarone MP

Ms Stella Creasy MP

Stephen Gethins MP

Steve Witherden MP

Susan Murray MP

Terry Jermy MP

Tom Gordon MP

Tom Hayes MP

Tom Morrison MP

Tony Vaughan MP

Torcuil Crichton MP

Tracy Gilbert MP

Uma Kumaran MP

Victoria Collins MP

Vikki Slade MP

Warinder Juss MP

Mr Will Forster MP

Wendy Chamberlain MP

Will Stone MP

Yasmin Qureshi MP

Yuan Yang MP

Dame Caroline Dinenage DBE MP

Bill Esterson MP

The Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP

Dr Al Pinkerton MP

Alex Baker MP

Angus MacDonald MP

Andrew Gwynne MP

Charlotte Nichols MP

Chris Curtis MP

Chris Hinchliff MP

Clive Jones MP

Dan Carden MP

Danny Beales MP

David Chadwick MP

David Smith MP

Fabian Hamilton MP

Jacob Collier MP

Johanna Baxter MP

Mr Joshua Reynolds MP

Mr Lee Dillon MP

Lee Pitcher MP

Leigh Ingham MP

Luke Taylor MP

Sir Mark Hendrick MP

Mary Kelly Foy MP

Munira Wilson MP

Richard Baker MP

Sarah Gibson MP

Steve Darling MP

Tessa Munt MP

Tim Roca MP

Zarah Sultana MP

Zöe Franklin MP