Starmer warns of bigger impact on economy the longer Iran war continues – UK politics live | Politics
The longer the Iran war drags on, the more likely it is to impact our economy, Starmer says
Addressing the war in Iran, Keir Starmer admitted that the longer the conflict lasts, the greater the potential impact on the UK economy will be. The Prime Minister said:
The government’s job is obviously to move forward, to look around the corner, to work with others, and the chancellor speaks to the governor of the Bank of England on a daily basis, looking across departments within government, assessing risks, tracking and talking to our international partners as well. What more can we do together to reduce the potential impact on people here and businesses here?Certainly.
However, it is important to recognize that job is needed‘Cause people will feel it, I guess you’ll feel it too, The longer this continues, the greater the potential for it to have an impact on our economy and the lives and households of everyone and every business..
Our job is to prevent this, to turn the corner, to assess the risk, to monitor the risks and to work with others on this.
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In other news Times reports Dozens of Labor MPs are set to join the rebellion over proposals to scrap the right to trial by jury in thousands of cases.
much 65 According to the report, Labor MPs have stated that they will not support the Courts and Tribunals Bill and most plan to abstain at the second reading tomorrow. Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs are expected to oppose the bill and the government could face a difficult time in the House of Lords.
Criticism of the government’s proposed court reforms has centered around reducing jury trials, particularly from lawyers and some MPs.
Campaigners argue the reforms undermine a fundamental principle of the justice system and will not work. Plans to introduce judge-only criminal trials in England and Wales would save crown courts less than 2% of time, a report by the Institute of Government (IFG) has said.
Oil prices have already risen thanks to the US-Israeli war in Iran. So what is the economic fallout likely to be? Will interest rates rise? What about inflation?
Could the cost of borrowing increase and by how much?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how costs of living may be affected and the political implications…
Kemi Badenoch said she would vote in Parliament on Tuesday to “keep fuel duty low”.
Asked during a visit to Bromley whether he supported the idea of a Liz Truss-style support package to help households and businesses through the rise in oil prices, he told the Press Association:
The first thing the Prime Minister should do is stop Rachel Reeves’ stupid changes to fuel duty.
Last week, in his spring statement, he took the opportunity to announce measures to help all families struggling with the high cost of living.
Instead, he spent his statement telling us what a great job he did. So tomorrow I will hold a vote to make sure we keep the fuel tax and expect Labor MPs and others to support it at a time when we expect serious shocks to energy prices.
Nigel FarageThe leader of the reform party supports regime change in Iran and last week said Keir Starmer’s “inaction” while the US and Israel bombed the country was “frankly pathetic”.
called on Britain to support Trump’s war in Iran; this view is wildly at odds with British voters. YouGov voting (only 29% support joint US-Israeli strikes).
It turned out that Farage, an ardent advocate of the “special relationship”, did not meet Donald Trump when he went to the US president’s Mar-a-Lago residence on Friday. According to a report in the FTafter suggesting that he was waiting to meet her.
No 10 will not be willing to reveal further details of Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump at the weekend.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the following about the call:
This question was asked to the Prime Minister this morning. He explained how important it is to emphasize that the US and UK work together every day.
He also emphasized the importance of acting in the national interests of the British people.
When asked whether Starmer and the US President had spoken about the barrage of insults launched by Trump against himself and the British government, the spokesman said:
I won’t go any further than the information you got in the report we published yesterday. The Prime Minister addressed some of the reactions to this this morning.
Downing Street sources described the meeting between the two leaders as “constructive”.
Senior Labor MP Emily ThornberryThe Prime Minister, who was Keir Starmer’s shadow attorney general before the general election, said he still supported the prime minister’s decision not to involve the UK in offensive actions against Iran (Starmer later agreed to allow the US to attack Iran defensively from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean).
Speaking to Sky News, Thornberry, chairman of the parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said:
like that It’s very, very unusual for a British prime minister to say no to an American president.
I think the last time that happened was with (Harold) Wilson, so a long time ago.
But it was true; It was correct to say that we should not participate in acts of aggression against Iran.
Because there was no plan, because it was not in England’s interest and It’s not legal. And they didn’t even try to claim it was legal…
I think it is now right that we try to protect our friends and allies as Iran appears to be ‘willingly’ attacking people.
Nigel Farage invests £215,000 in Kwasi Kwarteng’s bitcoin firm
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Nigel Farage invested Kwasi KwartengAs the leader of Reform UK, the Bitcoin reserves company is positioning itself closer to the cryptocurrency industry.
Member of Parliament invested £215,000 in BTC Stackcrypto business headed by the former Conservative chancellor.
Farage, who has long courted the UK’s crypto sector, said he was delighted to “become an investor in Stack” and “support the team”.
“I have long been one of the few political advocates of Bitcoin in the UK, recognizing the role digital currencies will play in the future of business and finance,” he said in a statement. “I believe we can and should be a major global hub for the crypto industry.”
It comes as Reform strengthens its ties with the industry, having received a £12 million political donation from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.
Last year it became the first major party in the UK to accept donations via Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Farage also said he would allow people to pay their taxes with crypto and would set up a sovereign wealth fund of digital currency assets if he gains power. You can read the full story here:
This policy document Here’s what he says about changing fuel tax rates:
This measure, alongside other cost-of-living measures announced in Budget 2025, continues to support motorists by freezing current fuel tax rates until the end of August 2026.
Rates will gradually return to March 2022 levels by March 2027, avoiding a 5-person increase in March 2026 when the cut ends.
The planned increase based on inflation for 2026-2027 is also being cancelled. This measure will save the average motorist £49 between 2026 and 2027 compared to previous plans.
Rachel Reeves is under pressure to cancel a fuel tax increase planned for September that will see motorists pay more for petrol and diesel as the government rolls back a temporary cut it introduced four years ago.
Conservative party leader in an interview with the Press Association Kemi Badenoch He suggested he would push for the 5p cut on fuel duty to be extended in parliament.
When asked about the vote he said he would put forward on Tuesday, he said:
In her spring statement last week, Rachel Reeves said the 5p cut in fuel duty would only last until September.
Given what we know about what’s going on in the world, we need to expand on this.
So tomorrow I’m holding a vote so we can have a say in keeping the fuel tax as low as possible. This is actually the kind of measure that will help people with their living expenses.
Liberal Democrats ask Starmer to cancel King’s US visit after Trump criticizes Iran response
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey King Charles’ planned visit to the US next month should be canceled after Donald Trump repeatedly insulted Britain over its response to the war against Iran, he said.
King Charles will visit the United States in late April to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the country’s independence.
But Davey told LBC it would happen like this:wrongKeir Starmer advised the King to put himself in an “embarrassing position” with the visit at a time when UK-US relations hit a low point after Trump criticized Starmer for refusing to help Britain’s offensive attacks on Iran.
The Liberal Democrat leader stated that Trump harmed the British economy with his tariffs and said that the US president said, “out of control”.
In a post published yesterday about XDavey said:
Considering Trump’s situation illegal war With this situation devastating the Middle East and increasing energy bills, Keir Starmer should advise the King to cancel his state visit to the US in April. A state visit should not be made to a repeat person. insults and harms our country.
