The UK prime minister is moving forward with a Middle East peace plan based on his work in the Northern Ireland peace process. Keir Starmer pledged in December that the UK would lead efforts to bring long-term peace to the region. This week, following the establishment of a ceasefire in Gaza, the British government and Foreign Office held meetings with figures from the Alliance for Middle East Peace, a network of more than 160 organizations engaged in civil society peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians. Starmer's plan will see Foreign Secretary David Lammy host a conference later this year to raise funds for the project.