Express Politics8 Mar 2026
The 4-letter word that sums up Labour's Iran war stance – it's not complimentary
Col Richard Kemp, a former British Army commander, on the Government's response to the Middle East crisis
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
War in the Middle East: Britain’s involvement so far, from sea to sky
Starmer has allowed the US to use British bases for ‘defensive operations’ in Iran. What other actions has he taken? To Donald Trump, the UK’s involvement in the US assault on Iran – letting American bombers use RAF bases for “defensive operations” – amounts to joining the war after “we’ve already won”. Even so, the first US B-1 Lancer planes began to land at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire at the weekend before joining the bombing campaign. Boeing C17 Globemaster transport planes have also land
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Private jet used for Nigel Farage Chagos stunt linked to Reform mega-donor
Exclusive: Plane that flew Reform leader to Maldives appears to be linked to billionaire Christopher Harborne Nigel Farage’s attempt to reach the Chagos Islands military base was made on a private jet that appears to be linked to Reform UK’s mega-donor Christopher Harborne, it has emerged. Harborne, who has donated £12m to Reform UK, has links to two charter planes that flew Farage to the Maldives and, separately, a group of Chagossian campaigners to Sri Lanka, before they attempted to reach th
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Starmer speaks with Trump after president criticises lack of UK support for Iran strikes
Leaders discuss military cooperation day after Trump hit out at PM over lack of immediate backing for attacks Middle East crisis – live updates Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump and discussed their military co-operation through the US use of RAF bases “in support of the collective self-defence of partners” in the Middle East, Downing Street has said. The call comes after Trump intensified his criticism of Starmer over the lack of immediate UK support for the US-Israeli strikes on Ira
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Sky News Politics8 Mar 2026
Lib Dem leader calls on Starmer to cancel King's US state visit
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called on Sir Keir Starmer to cancel the King's US state visit over the war in Iran.
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Sky News Politics8 Mar 2026
Bitter breakup for Trump and Starmer - but polling suggests PM on side of public opinion
"We will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!"
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Opportunities, perils and pitfalls: how UK parties have responded to war in Iran
Starmer’s ‘purely defensive’ stance has won support among voters, but what challenges lie ahead for each party when it comes to their base’s view of war? Facing one of the most challenging moments of his premiership, Keir Starmer may at least draw comfort from polling showing that the British public broadly support his position on the conflict in Iran. Nearly half (46%) believe the UK military position should be purely defensive, tasked with shooting down drones and defending civilian areas and
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Two more US aircraft arrive at RAF Fairford
Aircraft touch down in Gloucestershire after Trump given use of British bases for defensive operations in Iran Middle East crisis – live updates Two more US air force planes have landed at RAF Fairford, after the UK allowed Washington to use its bases to take part in defensive operations in Iran. Footage broadcast on Sunday showed two Boeing C-17 Globemaster transportation planes landing at the airbase in Gloucestershire, days after B-1 Lancer bombers arrived. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Starmer must learn the lessons of war, and defend Britain against Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall
As the Iran disaster escalates, Starmer should treat the US president as someone whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere Nine days in, the conduct of the unjustified, illegal US-Israel war against Iran grows ever-more disproportionate, dishonourable and deranged. The torpedoing of an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka by a US submarine demonstrated that for reckless Donald Trump, the whole world is his battlefield. Diplomacy, treacherously sabotaged by Washington, has b
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Express Politics8 Mar 2026
UK declared 'hostage' to global events which 'punish' Britons amid Middle East conflict
MPs have issued a dire warning over the UK's energy policy
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Cooper rejects Blair’s call for UK to have backed Trump’s strikes on Iran
Foreign secretary hits back at former prime minister, saying Britain had to ‘learn the lessons’ of Iraq war Middle East crisis – live updates Yvette Cooper has rejected Tony Blair’s assertion that the UK should have supported Donald Trump’s initial airstrikes on Iran, saying Britain had to “learn the lessons” of mistakes made in Iraq. At a private lunch event on Friday, the former Labour prime minister said Keir Starmer “should have backed America from the very beginning” and let the Trump ad
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Conservative Home8 Mar 2026
Cooper hits back at Blair criticism of PM over war
“It’s important to learn lessons from what went wrong in Iraq," she says. The post Cooper hits back at Blair criticism of PM over war appeared first on Conservative Home.
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