Starmer is ‘lying’ over war on Iran
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/starmer-lying-over-war-iran
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during the launch of the Labour Party’s local elections campaign at City College in Wolverhampton, March 30, 2026Campaigners dismiss PM’s claims that Britain won’t be drawn into conflict and tell him to stop co-operating with Trump
SIR KEIR STARMER is “lying to the British public” on the war on Iran that has “detonated a bomb” on the world’s economy, campaigners slammed yesterday.
The comments came as the Prime Minister insisted Britain would not get “dragged into the Iran war” during Labour’s launch of its local elections campaign in Wolverhampton.
He said: “People look at their screens and they’re worried when they see explosions, infrastructure blown up, the rhetoric that goes with it.
“And therefore it’s really important that I reiterate where I stand and where this government stands, because this is not our war and we are not going to be dragged into it.”
He said that this applies “whatever the pressure” to join in and “whoever it’s coming from.”
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But campaigners pointed out that the claims were not true.
Stop the War Coalition convener Lindsey German said: “Keir Starmer is lying to the British public when he claims Britain isn’t being dragged into the US’s war on Iran.
“And people aren’t fooled by his claims that our military bases are being used only for defensive purposes, because the fact is that RAF Fairford is being used to illegally attack Iran.”
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https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/starmer-lying-over-war-iran
