Keir Starmer warns Donald Trump of 'severe consequences' to Iran campaign in phone call after 'assassination attempt'

Sir Keir Starmer has warned President Donald Trump of "severe consequences" of the conflict in Iran in a phone call after what has been described as an "assassination attempt" on the US President.

The Prime Minister spoke to Mr Trump today extending his best wishes to him and the First Lady after a gunman opened fire during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Hilton hotel in the US capital.

A Downing Street spokesman said: “The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump this afternoon.

"He extended his best wishes to the president and first lady following the shocking scenes at last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

“He expressed his relief that the president and first lady were safe and wished a speedy recovery to the officer injured.”

A gunman, named as Cole Tomas Allen, opened fire in the hotel after storming security checkpoints, in what has been described by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an "attempted assassination" on the US President.

However, Sir Keir wasted no time and moved the phone call on to the issue of the Strait of Hormuz, the spokesman said, discussing the "urgent need" to get commercial vessels moving through the critical waterway given the "severe consequences" for the global economy.

He also shared progress on the "multinational mission" he and French President Emmanuel Macron are spearheading to restore movement through the passage.

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