PM: 'I stand by' decision not to bomb Iran

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Sir Keir Starmer has told MPs that it is his "duty to judge what is in Britain's national interest" and that he therefore 'stands by' his decision not to join the U.S. and Israel in bombing Iran, despite President Trump expressing "his disagreement" with the decision. Report by Ketchs. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Mr. Speaker, the United Kingdom was not involved in the initial strikes on Iran by the US and Israel.

00:07That decision was deliberate.

00:10We believe that the best way forward for the region and for the world is a negotiated settlement

00:18in which Iran agrees to give up any aspirations to develop a nuclear weapon

00:23and ceases its destabilising activity across the region.

00:28That has been the long-standing position of successive British government.

00:36President Trump has expressed his disagreement with our decision not to get involved in the initial strikes.

00:42But it is my duty to judge what is in Britain's national interest.

00:49That is what I've done and I stand by it.

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