Layla Moran, the first and only British MP of Palestinian descent, will on Wednesday present a bill to UK parliament seeking to recognise Palestinian statehood.

Moran, who belongs to the Liberal Democrat party, has presented the bill in every parliamentary session since she was elected in 2017.

It calls on the UK government to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign and independent state on the basis of pre-1967 borders, and to recognise the inalieable right of Palestinians to self-determination.

The bill also calls on the government to grant the Mission of Palestine in London status as a full diplomatic mission, and thus afford its staff members all applicable diplomatic privileges and immunities.

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