Sir Keir Starmer has condemned the Iranian regime and said British planes ‘are in the sky today’ as part of coordinated defensive operations to protect allies

Sir Keir Starmer has made it clear that while the United Kingdom played no part in the initial strikes on Iran on Saturday morning (28 February), British military is now “in the…

Sir Keir Starmer has condemned the Iranian regime and said British planes ‘are in the sky today’ as part of coordinated defensive operations to protect allies

Defence secretary John Healey has revealed that UK assets in the Middle East are at risk from Iranian retaliation

John Healey said the UK’s ‘vigilance is high’ amid the Middle East crisis

The prime minister had previously refused to give the US permission to use RAF bases in Cyprus but has relented because of the indiscriminate nature of Iran’s retaliation

The lessons of Starmer’s predecessors and his own political weakness will prevent him from fully joining Trump’s war with Iran, says political editor David Maddox

Sir Keir Starmer has allowed the US military to use British bases to fire missiles towards Iran

What is likely to happen now that the US has been given permission to use British bases for a ‘specific and limited defensive purpose’

More countries have been drawn into the conflict between the US and Iran, with fears strikes could continue for weeks

The prime minister gave a statement to the Commons explaining his policy on only taking defensive reaction in regards to Donald Trump’s war with Iran and has ‘learnt the lessons…

The US-Iran war is escalating in the Middle East

The move comes as the UK government also announces evacuation flights from the Gulf states for up to 130,000 Brits in the region who have registered