What are the legal issues around Britain helping Trump bomb Iran?
by Daniel Boffey Chief reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6Y3BQ)
Keir Starmer is weighing up whether to back the US and - as a lawyer - will be aware of the legal landscape
As Keir Starmer considers whether Britain should support the US if Donald Trump decides to bomb Iran, the attorney general, Richard Hermer, has reportedly warned him that UK involvement could be illegal. The prime minister was an outspoken opponent of the Iraq war when he was a human rights lawyer in 2003 and will be well aware of the thorny legal issues around engagement in strikes against Iran.
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