Davey: Starmer must rule out deploying British ships just because Trump tells him to
15 Mar 2026
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Davey: Starmer must rule out deploying British ships just because Trump tells him to
Responding to the news that Donald Trump has urged the UK and other nations to send ships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian attacks, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
"Keir Starmer must rule out deploying British ships just because Trump tells him to.
"Last week Trump said he didn't need Britain's help because he'd already won this war. So we mustn't let him push the UK around now.
"Any decision on the deployment of our Armed Forces should be made in the UK's national interest and subject to a vote in Parliament.”
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