Starmer maintains diplomacy is the answer but Trump has so far chosen a different path, our political editor writes.

UK prime minister says Iran’s nuclear programme is a ‘grave threat to international security’

Prime Minister avoids comment on legality of US strikes on Iran, saying that his focus is on ‘de-escalation’

Starmer maintains diplomacy is the answer but Trump has so far chosen a different path, our political editor writes.

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump spoke last night after the US strikes on Tehran's nuclear sites. But No10's readout did not include any reference to 'de-escalation'.

Former security minister Tom Tugendhat says US strikes were “the right thing to do” and that UK Government is “vacillating”