Starmer not prepared to join a war ‘without lawful basis and viable plan’, he tells PMQs – UK politics live
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07.10 EST Starmer: Not prepared to join a war without lawful basis and viable plan Tory leader Kemi Badenoch starts by asking why Starmer will not allow the RAF to attack Iranian missile sites, when the US is already. He says the whole country is worried about the potential for escalation and the impact on their lives in relation to energy. “We need to act therefore with clarity, with purpose and with a cool head,” he says, adding that the “protection of UK nationals is our number one priority”. He says the government is taking action by sending reinforcements to Cyprus and allowing the US to use British airfields. “What I was not prepared to do on Saturday was for the UK to join a war unless I was satisfied there was a lawful basis and a viable, thought through plan,” he says. “That remains my position.”
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