Foreign secretary to host international summit on Strait of Hormuz, Starmer sayspublished at 10:22 BST10:22 BST

Starmer announces Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will be hosting a summit of international leaders to discuss plans to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait has been in effect blocked by Iran in response to Israeli-US strikes, causing global energy prices to rise as a result of the constraints on the key shipping corridor. Starmer reiterates previous assertions that the UK will not be drawn into the conflict in the Middle East and that the best way to address rising