Yvette Cooper is playing down the UK’s involvement in ongoing US action against Iran despite Starmer’s U-turn last night. The RAF base on Cyprus was hit at around 10 p.m. at the same time as Starmer’s statement…
The Foreign Secretary told BBC Breakfast:
“It’s important to say the UK is not going to be involved directly in those strikes but in support and this is about ballistic missiles and launchers that are pointed at the gulf… it is not about support for any political or economic or any broader infrastructure targets.”
Yvette Cooper said on the morning round that it was a “deliberate decision” not to support the US because it was “not in the UK interest.” She told Times Radio:
“We are continuing to take all possible action, both diplomatic and now this, ensuring that we can work with our partners in the Gulf. What I would also say though is we do think that the diplomatic processes are important and we will continue to pursue those.”
There are reports that the surviving Iranian regime is making overtures to the US with a look to restart negotiations. That would be thanks to US and Israeli action bulleting the Ayatollah…
Defensive action can be extremely broad and significantly more proactive than Cooper is indicating UK armed forces will be this morning. Labour’s timorous position has been entirely unsustainable from the start…
The day after Starmer U-turned and refused to blame Trump for the war Rachel Reeves told the Mirror:
“Obviously no sensible person is a supporter of the Iranian regime, but to start a conflict without being clear what the objectives are and not being clear about how you are going to get out of it, I do think that is a folly and it is one that is affecting families here in the UK but also families in the US and around the world.”