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Starmer rejects Hormuz blockade, faces defence criticism

Apr 13, 20265 sources

Summary

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that Britain will not support a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This comes as a former NATO chief accuses him of 'corrosive complacency' on defence, warning that the UK is in peril.

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