Keir Starmer

So I would like to say that today Europe is Hungarian without any question.

The people of Hungary have spoken and they have reclaimed their European path.

We're in a world where there's massive conflict, great uncertainty, and I strongly believe the UK's best interests are in a stronger, closer relationship with Europe.

We've got to look forward now, not backwards.

Let's not just have all the old arguments of the last decade.

Let's go forward and recognise that a stronger, closer relationship with Europe is in the UK's best interest.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer told ITV News Israel was wrong to continue its strikes on Lebanon.

He says Israel should stop its strikes as a matter of principle.

The Prime Minister also drew parallels between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump –

saying he was fed up with the fact that British families would see their energy bills rise because of, quote, the actions of Putin or Trump across the world.

Before this latest surge in prices from the US and Israel's war in Iran, the Russian president's invasion of Ukraine had already pushed up energy prices.

Fatima al-Kassab, NPR News, London.

We're not getting drawn into this war.

We've always acted in collective self-defence.

But my job is to protect the UK lives, of course, which is what we've been doing here from this base, but also to protect our interests.

And it's in our interests, our national interests, to get the Strait of Hormuz open.

We're not getting drawn into this war.

We've always acted in collective self-defence.

But my job is to protect the UK lives, of course, which is what we've been doing here from this base, but also to protect our interests.

And it's in our interests, our national interests, to get the Strait of Hormuz open.