Fact check: More than 300 influential British public figures have signed an appeal to Prime Minister Keir Starmer regarding Gaza.

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Platform: THREADS Author: @brekistan --- Caption/Description --- More Than 300 Of Britain's Most Influential Public Figures, Including Dua Lipa, Have Reportedly Joined Forces In A High-Profile Appeal Urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer To Take Stronger Action On Gaza. The Initiative Has Evolved Beyond Celebrity Activism, Becoming A Powerful Symbol Of Growing International Calls For Humanitarian Action, Government Accountability, And A Reassessment Of The UK's Role In One Of The World's Most Closely Watched Conflicts. ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @brekistan --- Caption/Description --- More Than 300 Of Britain's Most Influential Public Figures, Including Dua Lipa, Have Reportedly Joined Forces In A High-Profile Appeal Urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer To Take Stronger Action On Gaza. The Initiative Has Evolved Beyond Celebrity Activism, Becoming A Powerful Symbol Of Growing International Calls For Humanitarian Action, Government Accountability, And A Reassessment Of The UK's Role In One Of The World's Most Closely Watched Conflicts. --- Claims to Verify --- 1. More than 300 influential British public figures have signed an appeal to Prime Minister Keir Starmer regarding Gaza. 2. Singer Dua Lipa is among the signatories of the appeal. 3. The appeal urges the UK government to take stronger action on the conflict in Gaza. 4. The initiative calls for humanitarian action and a reassessment of the UK's role in the conflict. --- Verification Focus --- Dua Lipa Keir Starmer Gaza 2024 300 British public figures Gaza appeal AP Reuters 300 celebrities Gaza appeal Keir Starmer fact check Snopes PolitiFact Keir Starmer Gaza humanitarian action appeal public figures UK public figures letter to Prime Minister Gaza conflict 2024

Claims analyzed (4)

1. verified: More than 300 influential British public figures have signed an appeal to Prime Minister Keir Starmer regarding Gaza.
   In May 2025, over 300 (and later over 400) public figures signed an open letter organized by the charity Choose Love addressed to PM Keir Starmer.
2. verified: Singer Dua Lipa is among the signatories of the appeal.
   Dua Lipa is consistently listed as a primary signatory in the original letter and subsequent news coverage.
3. verified: The appeal urges the UK government to take stronger action on the conflict in Gaza and end 'complicity'.
   The letter specifically used the word 'complicity' and called for an immediate suspension of arms sales and licenses to Israel.
4. verified: The initiative calls for humanitarian action and a reassessment of the UK's role in the conflict.
   The letter demanded full humanitarian access across Gaza and a commitment to broker an immediate ceasefire.

Sources consulted (11)

• almayadeen.net — almayadeen.net
• aa.com.tr — aa.com.tr
• chooselove.org — chooselove.org
• washingtontimes.com — washingtontimes.com
• Our open letter to Keir Starmer - Choose Love — Choose Love
• Benedict Cumberbatch among more than 300 artists urging Starmer to end UK arms sales to Israel — Middle East Eye
• Over 300 famous figures call on UK premier to end 'complicity' in Gaza — Anadolu Ajansı
• Dua Lipa and Benedict Cumberbatch among 300 celebrities to call for end of UK 'complicity' in Gaza 'horrors' — The Jewish Chronicle
• Battalion of celebrities demand end to Britain's 'complicity' in Gaza — Washington Times
• More than 300 actors, musicians, activists sign open letter calling on Starmer to 'end the UK's complicity in the horrors of Gaza' — Morning Star
• Dua Lipa, other stars press PM over UK complicity in Gaza 'horrors' — Al Mayadeen English

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