PM to hear directly from business leaders as war in the Middle East threatens economic instability

Starmer to convene major energy industry and insurance figures to draw up emergency plans amid continued blockade of strait of Hormuz

The Prime Minister is expected to meet senior representatives from the energy, shipping and financial services industries.

PM to hear directly from business leaders as war in the Middle East threatens economic instability

The warnings come after Sir Keir Starmer told business and military chiefs in a Downing Street meeting on Monday that his priority was ending the Middle East conflict and working…

Starmer warns Strait of Hormuz must reopen to ease UK's spiralling economic crisis

PM speaks at Downing Street after vowing to ‘protect British people at home and abroad’

Prime minister says UK will host meeting later this week with other nations on the reopening of the strait of Hormuz