UK PM Starmer: 'Stands by' Decision Not to Involve UK in US-Israeli Attacks on Iran | Trump | N18G

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Sir Keir Starmer says he stands by his decision for the UK not to get involved with bombing Iran, carried out by the US and Israel.
The prime minister begins by reiterating that the UK was not involved on the initial strikes on Iran and that this was "deliberate" as they believe the best outcome is a "negotiated settlement" instead.
He points to criticism from the US president, before saying: "It is my duty to judge what is in Britain's national interest. That is what I've done and I stand by it."
Starmer tells the Commons this afternoon that Iran's approach "is becoming even more reckless and dangerous to civilians". "They are working ruthlessly and deliberately through a plan to strike not only military targets, but also economic targets in the region, with no regard for civilian casualties. That is the situation we face today and to which we must respond," he says.
Defending the government's position, he continues: "It is simply not possible to shoot down every Iranian missile and every drone after they've been launched.
Kemi Badenoch is now responding to the prime minister's statement, and begins by arguing that Sir Keir Starmer "still cannot say whether he backs the strikes or not".
The leader of the Conservatives hits out at the Iranian regime - as the PM did - pointing out how it repressed its own citizens, "seeks to annihilate the world's only Jewish state" and if the world's "foremost sponsor of international terrorism". "It has attacked British nationals and conducted multiple plots on British soil, as the head of MI5 has warned," she says.
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