4 h. ago Starmer warns Trump not to 'ramp up'  Middle East turmoil by joining Israel's attacks on Iran

The PM repeated his call for de-escalation in the region, saying concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme were best dealt 'by way of negotiations than by way of conflict'.

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4 h. ago Starmer warns of ‘real risk’ in Middle East as Trump mulls bombing Iran

The Prime Minister pushed for de-escalation amid signs that the US president could join Israel’s military action against Iran.

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4 h. ago Starmer warns Trump against ‘ramping up’ Middle East conflict by striking Iran

Sir Keir Starmer’s spokesman called for restraint and a return to diplomacy

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer calls for Iran nuke talks as Donald Trump keeps pondering joining Israel strikes

"We need to de-escalate this," the PM said. "Yes the nuclear issue has to be dealt with, but it's better dealt with through negotiations than by way of conflict"

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6 h. ago Tories say they would support UK joining fight against Iran if Starmer deems it necessary – UK politics live

Iran must not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said.Campaigners from trade unions, voluntary organisations and the Church of Scotland have announced plans for an anti-poverty march to “demand better” from politicians in Scotland, reports the PA news agency.The campaign, Scotland Demands Better, will culminate in a march in Edinburgh on 25 October, walking from the Scottish parliament, up the Royal Mile and along George IV Bridge to The Meadows.Change for the better happens when people stand together and demand it. Scotland desperately needs that change.Too many of us are being cut off from life’s essentials. Too many are frightened of what the future will bring. Too many of us are feeling tired, angry, isolated, and disillusioned.Air pollution remains the most important environmental threat to health, with impacts throughout the life course.It is an area of health where the UK has made substantial progress in the last three decades, with con...

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8 h. ago Starmer 'must give green light for Trump's Iran strikes': Frantic diplomacy as US could launch nuclear bunker raids from Diego Garcia base

Donald Trump is keeping the world guessing about whether he will join Israeli attacks on Tehran's nuclear facilities.

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer weighs UK response as Donald Trump threatens to bomb Iran

Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an emergency COBRA meeting on the UK response to the Middle East crisis as Donald Trump warned that 'Iran's got a lot of trouble'

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9 h. ago Attorney general warns UK joining war on Iran may be illegal

Lord Hermer is said to have cautioned against British engagement unless UK personnel are targeted

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14 h. ago Iran bombarded with new round of Israeli missile strikes as air defenses activated and US military prepares to join fight 'in coming days': Live updates

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened an attack on U.S. naval ships and troops if Donald Trump authorizes strikes on its nuclear bunkers as Israel is hit with a sixth day of bombing.

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20 h. ago Starmer puts UK cabinet on alert for potential US attack on Iran

Prime minister holds emergency meeting involving senior ministers and military chiefs

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21 h. ago Trump says he 'may or may not' attack Iran after Keir Starmer chairs emergency Cobra meeting

When asked about the possibility of US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, the president said: ‘nobody knows what I’m going to do’

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22 h. ago ‘I may do it, I may not’: Donald Trump taunts Iran over airstrikes as Starmer holds Cobra meeting

Thousands flee Tehran as Ali Khamenei insists Iran won’t surrender to White House pressure

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24 h. ago Keir Starmer holds Cobra meeting on Middle East fighting as UK evacuates families of Israel embassy staff

The Prime Minister gathered ministers and outside experts including military leaders after returning from the G7 summit in Canada, where he met Donald Trump.

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25 h. ago Keir Starmer chairs Cobra meeting as Donald Trump says he ‘may’ strike Iran

The US president left the G7 summit in Canada a day early.

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27 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold Cobra meeting on Middle East fighting as UK evacuates families of Israel embassy staff

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in the Middle East, amid fears that the US will join Israel's attack on Iran.

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27 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold emergency Cobra meeting amid fears of US joining Israel's attack on Iran

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the security situation in the Middle East, amid fears that the US will join Israel's attack on Iran.

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29 h. ago DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer's strange response to Israel's bombing of Iran tells you everything. This is no moment for cowardice

On October 7 last year, on the first anniversary of the Hamas atrocities, Keir Starmer penned an article expressing his support for Israel. And explicitly, his support in the confrontation with Iran.

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29 h. ago Iran leader threatens ‘irreparable damage’ if US joins fight and rejects Trump call for surrender – Israel

Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran will not accept demand for surrender and warns against threatening languageLiving in Iran: how have you been affected?Living in Israel: how have you been affected?Iran said on Wednesday it had detained five suspected agents of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency on charges of “tarnishing” the country’s image online, Iranian news agencies reported.“These mercenaries sought to sow fear among the public and tarnish the image of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran through their calculated activities online,” Tasnim and SNA news agencies quoted a statement from the Revolutionary Guards as saying. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Trump meets with military leaders over Iran, after PM insists he wants peace

Mr Trump met with his National Security Council in the White House’s situation room shortly after a series of sabre-rattling social media posts.

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47 h. ago Trump says Iran’s leader is ‘easy target’ as Starmer calls for de

US President Donald Trump said ‘patience is wearing thin’ with Iran.

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