UK PM rejects regime change in Iran strikes
For nearly 48 hours, the UK government struggled to clearly explain its stance on the US and Israel’s recent strikes on Iran. While the defence and foreign secretaries offered cautious statements, it was the Prime Minister who gave a direct answer in the Commons, saying the government “does not believe in regime change from the skies.” He also made clear his disagreement with President Donald Trump, marking a significant and high-profile divergence. Sir Keir Starmer spent over two hours responding to MPs’ questions, expressing that he viewed the US and Israeli actions as wrong and potentially unlawful. Yet he maintained that authorising the US to use UK airbases to target Iranian missile sites was both justified and lawful to protect British allies in the Gulf. References to the Iraq war were frequent, with the Prime Minister noting its lessons when […]