David Lammy’s comments amount to effective British recognition of Rabat’s sovereignty over disputed territory

The UK said its new position sought to support a “mutually-agreed solution to the conflict that supports the UN-led process and respects the principle of self-determination”.

In 2020, near the end of his first term, US President Donald Trump recognised Western Sahara as part of Morocco under the Abraham Accords, in return for the kingdom’s normalisation of relations with Israel.