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Yvette Cooper continues Saudi visit as Iran threatens to block key oil route

The Foreign Secretary arrived in the country on Thursday in a show of solidarity with Gulf states hit by Iran’s retaliation to US-Israeli strikes.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer ‘working to de-escalate the war’ as Iran vows to avenge its dead

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has also threatened to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz, driving up oil prices.

Evening Standard

We will support action against Iran for as long as it takes, says minister

Defence procurement minister Luke Pollard said the UK had made a “long-standing” commitment to protect its resources and allies in the region.

Evening Standard

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Cooper flies to Gulf in show of solidarity amid Iranian bombardment

The Foreign Secretary’s visit is the first to the region by a UK minister since the outbreak of war at the end of February.

Evening Standard

Roman Abramovich legal battle with UK government over funds from Chelsea sale takes fresh twist

Roman Abramovich sold Chelsea Football Club in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe urges Starmer not to get dragged into Trump war on Iran

The letter warns that ‘attacking the country in this way’ will ‘entrench the authoritarians’

The Independent UK

Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules

Exclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from volatile countries such as Afghanistan

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Abramovich lawyers insist £2.5bn from Chelsea sale is still his and blame government for delays over funds

In the escalating row over the £2.5bn the Russian oligarch has promised to give to the victims of the Ukrainian war, The Independent has seen a legal letter blaming Keir Starmer’s government for the hold-up

The Independent UK

Trump talks with Starmer on US forces using UK bases just hours after accusing him of joining Iran war 'late'

The US president and Prime Minister spoke by phone after days of clashing over the Iran war

Evening Standard

Starmer urged to ‘stick to what is right’ in face of Trump anger over Iran

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The Independent UK

Labour MPs urge Starmer to ‘stick to what we believe is right’ in face of Trump fury over Iran

It comes as Yvette Cooper has also hit back at criticism of Starmer from Tony Blair, telling the former PM: ‘We have to learn the lessons from Iraq’

The Independent UK

Blair sparks row with Starmer after claiming UK ‘should have backed Trump from the beginning’ in Iran

The former prime minister told a private event that Labour ‘had better show up’ for Washington

The Independent UK

Cooper rejects Blair’s call for UK to have backed Trump’s strikes on Iran

Foreign secretary hits back at former prime minister, saying Britain had to ‘learn the lessons’ of Iraq war

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper says UK will not ‘outsource’ foreign policy amid row with Trump

Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to grant permission for the first wave of military action prompted a raft of criticism from the US president.

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UK will charter flights from Oman to evacuate Britons from region amid Iran strikes

Government working to transport stranded nationals in coming days, prioritising most vulnerable

The Independent UK

‘Vulnerable’ Brits to be evacuated from Middle East in coming days

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Evening Standard

Government flight to rescue Britons stranded in Oman

The conflict between Iran and the US and its allies has caused widespread airspace closures in the Middle East, sparking major disruption to flights.

The Independent UK

UK government charter flight to evacuate British nationals from Middle East ‘in coming days’

Some 130,000 British nationals have registered as being in the Middle East as the Iran-US conflict intensifies

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The Independent UK

Handful of flights resume to get stranded Brits out of the Middle East

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said 102,000 British nationals had registered their presence in the region

Evening Standard

Government ‘looking at all options’ to support Britons as some flights resume

A flight to London’s Heathrow, likely to be carrying stranded UK nationals, departed from the United Arab Emirates capital on Monday.

Evening Standard

London-bound flight bringing stranded Britons back from Abu Dhabi

The Etihad Airways flight is expected to land at 7.14pm at Terminal 4.

The Independent UK

Health minister resigns as she undergoes breast cancer treatment

‘I believe now is the right time to take the reasonable adjustments I need to both manage my condition and focus on being a constituency MP by stepping back from ministerial duties’, she told the prime minister

The Independent UK

GMB host Ed Balls sits out Yvette Cooper interview due to conflict of interest

’I think I'll sit this one out,’ ITV host said having previously caused bias row

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper admits fears of British casualties from ‘reckless’ Iran missile attacks in Gulf

The Foreign Office is drawing up a register of all 300,000 Britons in the region to advise them on how best to protect themselves, as all flights out are cancelled

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says UK ‘not joining strikes’ on Iran but will continue defensive action – as it happened

The prime minister is explaining his decision to allow the US to use British bases for military attacks after initially refusing

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