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UK will not be drawn into wider war in Middle East, says Keir Starmer

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UK will not be drawn into wider war in Middle East, says Keir Starmer
PM says he wants quick end to conflict as he announces help for households with surging cost of heating oil
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PM says he wants quick end to conflict as he announces help for households with surging cost of heating oil

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The UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East, Keir Starmer has said, as concerns mount over US demands for the British military to be involved in keeping shipping lanes open.

He told a Downing Street press conference he was “looking through the options” after Donald Trump called for allies to send warships to the strait of Hormuz to help unblock global oil supplies from the region.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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