Starmer attacks Badenoch and Farage over Iran war support U-turns at raucous PMQs

During a heated Prime Minister's Questions session, Keir Starmer criticized Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, accusing them of reversing their positions on potential UK involvement in a war with Iran. Starmer claimed Badenoch had previously advocated for the UK to join US-led strikes against Iran but now appeared to backtrack. He argued this U-turn disqualified her from becoming Prime Minister. Starmer defended the UK's armed forces' role in protecting British interests in the Middle East, citing extensive defensive operations. Badenoch's spokesperson refuted Starmer's claims, stating she never called for the UK to join the war but supported allowing the US to use British bases for initial attacks and now supports UK action in response to attacks on British bases.

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