Pressure grows to postpone king’s state visit to US amid Iran war and Trump’s jibes at allies – UK politics live

The Guardian · March 17, 2026 Politics
Pressure grows to postpone king’s state visit to US amid Iran war and Trump’s jibes at allies – UK politics live

Emily Thornberry is the latest figure to call on the king’s visit to the US to be delayed, citing the ongoing war against Iran Good morning. Keir Starmer is chairing cabinet this morning, and government business is still dominate by foreign policy. Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, is in the Commons later where she will give an update on the UK’s response to the US-Israeli war against Iran, doubtless firming up the line set out by Starmer yesterday.

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