The prime minister is explaining his decision to allow the US to use British bases for military attacks after initially refusing
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In a statement that stressed Britain was not involved in the initial wave of attacks on Iran, Starmer said that the country will not join the US and Israel in offensive strikes. Instead the UK will focus on “defensive actions”.
Starmer added that the US will use British bases for similar purposes, with a goal of destroying Iran’s capability to fire more missiles.
Starmer addressed the overnight drone strike on RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, reiterating what many in his government have said throughout the day that the strike was not in response to his decision to allow the US to use some UK bases in its strikes on Iran.
