GMB star issues fresh blow to Starmer as they ask 'why aren't they doing anything'

Sir Keir Starmer has been slammed by a star on Good Morning Britain for "not doing anything" after Donald Trump launched a strike on Iran. The ITV breakfast show, hosted by Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, discussed how the world anxiously awaits Iran's response after the US carried out strikes on nuclear facilities in the country.

Tehran has vowed to defend itself, and there are now concerns globally about the threat of terrorism, but the UK's Prime Minister has remained somewhat quiet on the matter, which is worrying people across the country. While Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with US President Donald Trump, with the two leaders urging Iran to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible, critics are saying that he is being "careful". Speaking to Ed and Susanna, correspondent Louisa James said: "Keir Starmer, I think, is walking a very careful line here and you can see that played out in the conversation he had with President Trump last night.

"We are told that they discussed the actions taken by the US and agreed that Iran should never have been allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. But that has stopped short of Starmer also endorsing that action. At the same time, the two of them also talked about the need to return to the negotiation table, which has been Keir Starmer's position all along."

She continued: "So, in other words, the UK agree with what the bunker busting bombs achieve but would rather it happened instead through talks. That strategy may hold, for the time being, but there are big unknowns for what happens next."

The reporter added that there are worries about British nationals and what the government is going to do about those of them who are in Israel, stuck in the occupied Palestinian territory. She shared: "There's going to be a charter flight put on to help with who the government call 'vulnerable people and their dependents', but some say that they should have acted sooner."

Louisa then passed the report over to David Robinson, who is on the board of deputies at British Jews. He questioned what the UK government are doing as he said that they should have taken action already.

He said: "What, I think, a lot of people would have appreciated was a much earlier announcement about even the discussion of charter flights. People wanted that slightly higher level of understanding and certainty to know that we were on the government's radar."

"People have been saying to me, 'Why aren't they doing anything, do they not realise that we are in a war zone?'"

Sir Keir warned earlier on Sunday of a "risk of escalation" to the Middle East and beyond the region after the US bombed three Iranian facilities. He said he wanted to reassure people that "we're doing everything we can to stabilise the situation" and find a diplomatic solution.