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Badenoch Blasts Starmer for Inaction on Iran Crisis

3/7/2026

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  • Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir Starmer of being 'too scared' to intervene in Iran, citing Green Party losses.
  • She said Starmer is 'playing student politics' as allies distrust the UK amid re-armament.
  • Badenoch called for Royal Air Force strikes on Iranian missile sites.
  • Defence Minister Al Carns urged serious politics and rejected security-crisis point-scoring.
  • Starmer has allowed defensive United States strikes from UK bases while maintaining opposition to direct involvement.