This is an entry from: LIVE BLOG: British MPs vote on recognising Palestinian state
LIVE BLOG: British MPs vote on recognising Palestinian state - update 13th October 2014
13 October 2014 18:22 BST
Grahame Morris, opens the debate by telling MPs that they have a "historic opportunity to take a small but symbolically important step" by voting in favour of the motion.
"Recognition is not an Israeli bargaining chip. It is a Palestinian right. One that has to form the basis of any serious negotiation."
The Labour MP says it is the "systematic denial of rights that incites violence and emboldens those who reject politics" - as he appeals for MPs to back the motion calling on the UK to recognise a state of Palestine.