Tories warned Keir Starmer not to 'hide' behind legal advice today amid claims Attorney General Lord Hermer has been 'restraining' the UK from backing Israel.
Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel urged the PM to take the right decision for 'national security' as the Middle East crisis threatens to escalate.
Donald Trump is keeping the world guessing about whether he will join Israeli attacks on Tehran's nuclear facilities.
Sir Keir has been urging 'de-escalation' and so far UK forces are not thought to have played a direct part in defending Israel from retaliation.
However, the premier might be forced to choose amid speculation that B-2 stealth bombers would use the Chagos Islands airbase if they are brought in to target an enrichment plant deep under a mountain.
