A number of ministers voiced their strong opposition to Donald Trump using British airbases to attack Iran’s missile capability, according to a report
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Cabinet ministers, led by energy secretary Ed Miliband, blocked Keir Starmer from allowing Donald Trump to use British airbases for its attacks on Iran, it has been reported.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves, foreign secretary Yvette Cooper and home secretary Shabana Mahmood rallied behind Miliband to oppose the prime minister granting the US permission to use bases in Gloucestershire and the Chagos Islands for bombing runs to the Middle East, according to the Spectator.
Starmer, reportedly backed by defence secretary Jon Healey, wanted to allow Trump to carry out “defensive strikes” against Iran but bowed to the pressure of vocal opponents in his cabinet.
