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16.03.26 - 18:00
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Starmer announces £53m to help with heating oil costs amid Iran war crisis – UK politics live (The Guardian)
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PM says the UK will not be drawn into wider war as he unveils plans to help with the impact Keir Starmer is speaking at his press conference.The war is entering its third week, he says.First, we will protect our people in the region.Second, while taking the necessary action to defend ourselves and our allies, we will not be drawn into the wider war.Moments like this also tell you about leadership … Now, there are others who would have made a different decision two weeks ago.They would have rushed the UK headlong into this war without the full picture of what they were sending our forces into and without a plan to get us out.It is no surprise that our closest and most important ally is so disappointed. The Labour government's response to the crisis in Iran has been shameful.We should have been supporting our allies, not making it harder for them. Even now Starmer is still trying to sit on the fence, which is a complete failure of leadership. Continue reading......
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16.03.26 - 15:15
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Starmer Vows UK Won′t Be Drawn Into Wider War In Middle East, Hormuz Crisis ′Not A Simple Task′ (ZeroHedge)
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Starmer Vows UK Won't Be Drawn Into Wider War In Middle East, Hormuz Crisis 'Not A Simple Task'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to President Trump on Sunday night, with Starmer on Monday describing that the two leaders discussed events "in the way that you would expect between two allies and two leaders" and he had a "good relationship" with the US president.
His articulation of an apparently positive and frank talk comes while he trying to dismiss suggestions the relationship with Britain's key ally had been damaged due to the Iran war.
President Trump has been very clearly making the case that European and NATO countries must back his effort to unblock global oil transit in the Strait of Hormuz
However, Starmer has made clear to his domestic population that the UK won't be dragged into a wider war with Iran, even as London tries to figure out what role in might play in any US-led Hormuz plan.
"Ultimately, we have to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ensur...
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