Starmer vows to avoid ‘mistakes of Iraq’ that have haunted Labour for decades
Prime minister does not believe US has a plan beyond ‘shock and awe’ stage, as some MPs dread what lies ahead• US-Israel war on Iran – live updates• What we know so far on day three of the Iran war• A visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s responseTony Blair’s...
<p>Prime minister does not believe US has a plan beyond ‘shock and awe’ stage, as some MPs dread what lies ahead</p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/02/us-israel-war-iran-live-updates-attacks-strikes-tehran-lebanon-beirut-hezbollah-dubai-latest-news">US-Israel war on Iran – live updates</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/thousands-flee-beirut-and-southern-lebanon-amid-israeli-strikes-what-we-know-so-far-on-day-three-of-the-iran-war">What we know so far on day three of the Iran war</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/us-israel-strikes-iran-tehran-response-visual-guide">A visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s response</a></p><p>Tony Blair’s support for the US invasion of Iraq has long loomed like a spectre over the Labour party.</p><p>It was present in 2013 when Ed Miliband as opposition leader voted to block UK military action against the Syrian regime.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/02/starmer-vows-to-avoid-mistakes-of-iraq-that-has-haunted-labour-for-decades">Continue reading...</a>
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