John Healey: ‘Few people will mourn the Ayatollah’s death’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, after the US and Israel launched joint military attacks on Saturday. The conflict is ongoing, with Iran firing retaliatory strikes at multiple countries, and the outcome of President Donald Trump’s actions is highly unpredictable. In a statement, Keir Starmer made clear that the UK had ‘no role’ in the attacks, but said British planes were ‘in the sky’ to protect allies. On Sky News this morning, John Healey, the Defence Secretary, told Trevor Phillips that Khamenei and his regime were a ‘source of evil’ who had murdered thousands of protestors and exported terror around the world. Phillips noted the use of the word ‘evil’. Healey said the regime ‘menaces other countries’, and must ‘never be allowed to have a nuclear weapons programme’. As defence secretary, Healey said his job is to deal with the rising risks to British military and civilians in the region.

Priti Patel: Keir Starmer should have done more to help US/Israeli strikes

On the BBC, Laura Kuenssberg asked Priti Patel, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, if she welcomed the strikes against Iran.........

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