The Greens have hit back at UK PM Keir Starmer’s remarks that a Polanski-led government would leave the UK “weak and exposed.”
Rudderless Starmer — who has dragged the UK into yet another Middle East war — is the same man who promised not to get involved in another forever war.
The US and Israel attacked Iran first on 28 February without provocation. Iran was offering unprecedented concessions in negotiations at the time. The Pentagon has since stated there was no imminent threat from Iran. And the UN’s atomic watchdog, the IAEA, has said there is no evidence Iran was developing a nuclear weapon.
Pro-war Starmer targets the Greens
The new war has created a global energy crisis after Iran closed a vital oil route through the Strait of Hormuz. Despite mealy-mouthed denials from Labour, the UK is a key participant, shooting down drones and hosting US heavy bombers.
Starmer told a Labour event in Wolverhampton on 30 March:
You’ve got Polanski – he thinks that with a war on two fronts now is the time to give up our Nato membership, now is the time to start negotiating with Putin over our nuclear deterrent.
We’d be left so weak and so exposed if any of those individuals were in government, and it’s really important that we stick to our principles, stick to our values and we show the leadership that’s needed in a time like this.
An anonymous Green Party source told the Canary:
Labour failed to learn the lessons of the last energy shock. By not investing properly in renewables, it has left the country exposed to volatile fossil fuel markets. Starmer also refuses to engage seriously with national security in a changing world.
The source added:
Instead, as is becoming typical of this government, we get cheap soundbites and dirty attacks in place of serious strategy. Greens are clear: our long-term interests lie in reducing dependence on Trump’s US and strengthening cooperation with our European allies.
Divest from US empire
At the Midlands event, Starmer also said:
I will reiterate where I stand and where this Government stands because this is not our war, and we are not going to be dragged into it.
Yes, of course, we will defend British lives and British interests in the region. We’ll stand by our allies in the Gulf region, but we’re not going to get dragged in.
That’s my values, that’s my principles, and that’s what we’ve applied to our decisions, whatever the price.
The Green source begged to differ:
Starmer has shown himself too weak to stand up to Trump. By allowing US planes to launch strikes on Iran from British airbases, has dragged the UK into yet another illegal war.
It’s worth noting that a prime minister can refuse permission for the US to use their country for an illegal war. The Spanish government is doing exactly that and even expanding their existing ban on 30 March.
Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. military aircraft involved in attacks on Iran, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said Monday. The move expands Spain’s earlier restrictions on U.S. access to jointly operated bases in the country.
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Starmer used a recent campaign event to attack the Greens, despite them only having a handful of MPs.
This gives the impression that the son of a working-class toolmaker has been rattled. Could Green calls to unlink the UK from an erratic US foreign policy resonate with ordinary Brits?
With polls suggesting many people are already feeling the cost-of-living effects of the war, that feeling could—and should—harden existing opposition to Starmer.
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By Joe Glenton
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