News about Iran

My first Spectator piece: * The inside story of how the govt is dealing with Iran * Starmer’s hands tied by Hermer’s legal advice * What Labour’s national security strategy next week will say and why Labour MPs might not like it www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmers-war-zone-the-prime-minister-is-in-a-perilous-position/

“If anyone can tell me where the PM is, I would be astonished, because it is not entirely clear.” Senior civil servant quoted by @ShippersUnbound www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmers-war-zone-the-prime-minister-is-in-a-perilous-position/ pic.x.com/WsK19nE2fc

Is shooting down Iranian missiles fired into Israel not “defending our allies”? Puzzling quotation via @ShippersUnbound www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmers-war-zone-the-prime-minister-is-in-a-perilous-position/ pic.x.com/BcvSA7cndt

Oh, look who’s cropped up in @ShippersUnbound’s first big read for the Spec about the government’s war positioning www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmers-war-zone-the-prime-minister-is-in-a-perilous-position/ pic.x.com/yCXV8jIS9K