Trump ‘wrong’ to threaten Iranian civilians, says Starmer

Paul SeddonPolitics reporter During a statement to the UK Parliament earlier today, Keir Starmer has Donald Trump’s threat last week to end a “whole civilisation” unless Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was “wrong”. That’s a tad stronger than the prime minister’s initial response to the remarks during an interview last Thursday, in which he said they were “not words I would use”. Speaking in the Commons, Starmer said Iranian civilians had already suffered "immeasurable harm” at th