Sir Keir Starmer said he would not join war in Iran without a “lawful basis” as he hit back at Donald Trump’s fresh criticism of him.
The US president on Tuesday said Sir Keir was “not Winston Churchill” in his latest rebuke of the PM, who did not allow American planes to launch their initial strikes against Tehran from British bases.
At Prime Minster’s Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir responded. He told MPs: “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. That remains my position.”
It comes as the UK government charters a repatriation flight from Oman to help British nationals seeking to escape the Middle East as the conflict in the region escalates.
The Foreign Office said the flight will depart the country’s capital, Muscat, at 7pm and is available for British nationals, their partners and children under 18 with a valid travel document.
