Reopening Strait of Hormuz is a ‘global responsibility’, Starmer says amid Trump blockade

NewsUKUK PoliticsReopening Strait of Hormuz is a ‘global responsibility’, Starmer says amid Trump blockadeSir Keir will arrive in Paris late on Friday morning to co-host a gathering of world leaders with Emmanuel Macron Helen Corbett Thursday 16 April 2026 22:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959433","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/iran-strait-of-hormuz-starmer-trump-paris-b2959433.html","title":"Reopening Strait of Hormuz is a ‘global responsibility’, Starmer says"}}CloseStephen Miller warns US blockage of Iranian ports could go on 'indefinitely' if Iran doesn't make a deal with TrumpStay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletterGet the latest political headlines with our free emailGet the latest political headlines with our free emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_VIEW_WESTMINSTER_cdp","regTitle":"View from Westminster","subscriptionGroup":"view_from_westminster","subscriptionGroupId":"b95d438b-1c8a-4bcc-b662-ba3e12f2afc5","type":"the_view_westminster","pathPrefix":"/news/uk/politics","associatedAuthors":["Kate Devlin","Millie Cooke","Athena Stavrou"],"title":"Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter","mobileTitle":"Get the latest political headlines with our free email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/viewFromWestminster1_1_new.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveTheView","regSourceSection":"UK Politics","reg...