Keir Starmer says it is UK’s ‘job’ to help reopen strait of Hormuz
PM acknowleges it was ‘early days’ in restoring full shipping traffic to the strait as key maritime route reportedly closed again The UK has a “job” to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, Keir Starmer has said, as Iranian reports said the key shipping route was closed again just hours after a supposed ceasefire. The prime minister met UK and local personnel at an airbase in Taif, Saudi Arabia, at the start of what is expected to be a wider trip to Gulf allies, one billed as a mirror to his efforts
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The UK has a “job” to help reopen the strait of Hormuz, Keir Starmer has said, as Iranian reports said the key shipping route was closed again just hours after a supposed ceasefire.
The prime minister met British and local military personnel at an airbase in Taif, Saudi Arabia, at the start of what is expected to be a wider trip to Gulf allies, one billed as a mirror to his efforts to pull together a plan for how a ceasefire might operate in Ukraine.
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- Keir Starmer says it is UK’s ‘job’ to help reopen strait of HormuzGuardian - World · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent · Apr 8, 2026, 5:58 PM
- Starmer says UK wants to help reopen strait of Hormuz as route closes againGuardian - World · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent · Apr 8, 2026, 5:58 PM
- Starmer says UK wants to help with opening Hormuz strait amid closure reportsGuardian - World · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent · Apr 8, 2026, 5:58 PM
- Starmer says UK wants to help with opening of Hormuz strait on Gulf visitGuardian - World · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent · Apr 8, 2026, 9:08 PM
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