Starmer refuses to back Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade

NewsUKUK PoliticsStarmer refuses to back Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockadeThe prime minister has spoken out for the first time on the US president’s decision to block the Strait of HormuzMillie Cooke & David MaddoxTuesday 14 April 2026 04:10 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2956407To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-starmer-iran-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-us-war-b2957014.html","title":"Starmer refuses to back Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade"}}CloseThe Independent's Millie Cooke analyses Iran war latest as Trump vows Strait of Hormuz blockadeStay 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","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Sir Keir Starmer h...