The leader of the Liberal Democrats has called for the prime minister to make a statement in parliament in the wake of US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and social media talk from Donald Trump about regime change in Tehran.
In a statement, Ed Davey said:
Trump’s strikes on Iran were a seismic moment which will have a profound effect on global security for many years to come.
But UK ministers are dodging questions on whether they support these strikes, and failing to guarantee that we won’t be dragged into another illegal American war in the Middle East.
The prime minister has not even spoken once in the Commons since this crisis began. He needs to come to parliament today, update the country on where the UK stands, and what he is doing to ensure the situation does not escalate any further.
