UK played 'key role' in Gaza peace deal but no UK troops on ground, minister says

The UK played a key role behind the scenes of the Gaza peace plan, but has no plans to put British troops on the ground, a senior minister has said.

Bridget Phillipson , the education secretary, told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that Sir Keir Starmer's presence at a signing ceremony for the ceasefire deal in Egypt on Monday "demonstrates the key role that we have played".

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She would not say exactly what the UK's role in the ceasefire , largely attributed to Donald Trump, is or was.

But she added: "We have played a key role behind the scenes in shaping this.

"It's right that we do so because it's in all of our interest, including our own national interest, that we move to a lasting peace