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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Starmer may be right not to wade into Trump’s war in Iran – but has proven to be a prisoner of his own MPs

The words of Dame Emily Thornberry, Labour chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee, urging Keir Starmer not to lose his nerve on Iran in the wake of Donald Trump’s repeated personal attacks were enlightening.

She told The Independent: “We have to stick to what we believe is right.”

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