The foreign secretary and the defense secretary struggled for the better part of 48 hours to explain in public what the government thought of the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran and why. However, the Prime Minister made his position clear to Members of Parliament when he stated in the Commons that the government “does not believe in regime change from the skies”.
Additionally, he was clear in admitting that he disagreed with President Donald Trump, which was possibly the largest and most significant disagreement he had ever had. For about two and a half hours, Sir Keir Starmer answered questions from MPs. He stated that he believed the actions of the United States and Israel were wrong and that they were also illegal, but that it was both right and legal to allow the United States to use UK airbases to bomb Iranian missile launch sites in order to defend British allies in the Gulf from attack.
The Prime Minister was among those in the chamber who made frequent references to the remembrance of the Iraq war. The argument he presented for his current outlook was largely based on a fight that occurred more than ten years prior to his election as an MP and more than twenty years prior to his arrival in Downing Street.
The topic of what would be legal is undoubtedly up for debate. Lord Wolfson, the shadow attorney general for the Conservatives, has explained why he thinks UK engagement could be justified under international law.
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