Andy McDonald

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Speaking in the House of Commons on 16 March 2026

Debate

Strait of Hormuz

Contribution

The Prime Minister was right when he said today that “we will not be drawn into the wider war”. But the US President is now requesting UK military assets to police the strait of Hormuz. This is exactly the sort of mission creep that many have warned against. Discussing NATO this morning, General Sir Nick Carter said that it was “not…for one of the allies to go on a war of choice and then oblige everybody else to follow.” Can the Minister confirm that the UK will not provide further military assets for this US war, on which President Trump did not consult the UK and which the UK public do not support, or that the House will be able to vote on any such proposal?

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