Farage spoke on the Iran situation at his press conference at midday. He said unequivocally that he supports regime change in Iran. Meanwhile no one knows what Starmer thinks…
He said “this is very different to the Iraq decision” and – in terms of a new regime – that a “constitutional monarchy” is one of several available options.
The Reform leader added that the strictures of international law are now “outdated” and that “international law is whatever you want it to be,” with lawyers who “use it when it suits them and don’t when it doesn’t.” Even EU leaders coming round to that point of view…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”