Keir Starmer warns voters they must prepare for inflation spike caused by Iran and says Britain must be 'much closer to the EU'

Sir Keir Starmer has warned there will be an 'inflation spike' caused by a 'war on two fronts' but says the country must not simply return to the 'status quo' after the war in Iran and instead 'we have to take a different course'. He agreed with stark Bank of England predictions that the UK could see inflation rise above six per cent and warned that even when the Strait of Hormuz was opened 'I don't want anybody to think it will all return to normal'. The closure of the crucial shipping channel by Iran has caused havoc around the...