Starmer reaffirms UK support for ICC when asked about Karim Khan exoneration report

Starmer reaffirms UK support for ICC when asked about Karim Khan exoneration report Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 14:05 The prime minister declined to comment on the court's 'internal proceedings' after being told war crimes prosecutor was cleared of wrongdoing by judges' panel Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's questions on Wednesday in the House of Commons in central London (AFP) Off British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday reaffirmed the UK 's support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after being asked about Middle East Eye's revelation that a judges' panel cleared its British chief prosecutor Karim Khan of misconduct. Starmer was also asked about MEE's report that a minority of members from the body's governing body are calling for the judges' findings to be ignored, but he declined to comment on the ICC's "internal proceedings". MEE exclusively reported on Saturday that Khan has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a panel of three senior judges appointed by the bureau of the Assembly of State Parties (ASP), the ICC’s governing body, to review the findings of a United Nations investigation into complaints of alleged sexual misconduct.