Keir Starmer to chair Cobra as costs to households from Iran war become clear

Sir Keir Starmer (left) welcomes Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at 10 Downing Street (Justin Tallis/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the Cobra crisis committee as the cost to households from the war in Iran was laid bare.

Average energy bills are forecast to rise by almost £300 from July while motorists are already counting the cost of the war, with drivers paying £544 million extra for fuel since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began.