Prime Minister Keir Starmer will discuss whether more can be done to stop the war in Gaza ahead of his meeting with Donald Trump in Scotland on Monday.
However, as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister in securing a ceasefire, it risks causing tension with the US President, who declared that Hamas does not want peace.
Trump is in the midst of a four-day trip to Scotland, visiting both of his golf courses in the country.
He is expected to meet an array of world figures, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss trade ties as well as the meeting Starmer.
The Telegraph reports Starmer and Trump will discuss how the two countries can benefit from an already signed UK-US trade deal back in May.
The pair are also expected to discuss further Ukrainian aid after Trump backflipped on his support for the country.
But, Starmer is expected to raise more contentious topics, including securing an “urgent” ceasefire in Gaza while also reaffirming his support for returning the remaining 50 Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity.
It comes after the Prime Minister declared the UK would evacuate critically ill children from the Gaza strip and added Britain was working with Jordan on a plan to drop aid into the area.
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Starmer is set to meet with Trump in Scotland on Monday
“Israel must allow aid in over land to end the starvation unfolding in Gaza,” Starmer said.
“The situation is desperate.”
The Prime Minister added that “we are urgently accelerating efforts to evacuate children” in need of critical medical assistance to the UK for treatment.
Starmer is also set to discuss how to end the Russia-Ukrain war after Trump switched his stance on President Vladimir Putin.
Meanwhile, Trump told Britain that it needs to “get its act together” on illegal migration
That came after he landed in Scotland on Friday, declaring a “horrible invasion” was taking place in the nation.
The mounting pressure on Starmer is amid growing support for Palestinian statehood among other western nations.
French President Emmanuel Macron declared his country would recognise Palestine at the UN general assembly in September.
Starmer vowed to formally recognise Palestine in Labour’s general election manifesto last year.
However, he has reserved that decision until the time is right.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week said Macron’s comments were “reckless”.
That was followed by Israeli Ambassador to the UK writing in The Telegraph that recognition of Palestine amounted to “nothing less than a reward for terrorism”.
Hotovely, who has sparked controversy in the media during the war, said the decision would “reward” the October 7 terrorists who killed 1,200 Israelis.
Starmer’s appeared reluctance to follow through on Labour’s manifesto comes as Cabinet colleagues, including Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, have urged him to do so.