02/03/2026
Today in Parliament
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4.4 • 162 Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Sean Curran reports as MPs debate the US-Israeli war with Iran and the Prime Minister stands by decision not to involve the UK in the initial air strikes.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:06.1 | Order. Order. |
| 0:08.7 | Hello, I'm Sean Curran, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4, for Monday the 2nd of March, |
| 0:15.7 | when the Prime Minister said he stood by his decision not to involve the UK in initial air strikes against Iran. |
| 0:23.7 | This government does not believe in regime change from the skies. |
| 0:27.3 | Sakeh Stama says the US can now use British military bases for defensive strikes, |
| 0:33.8 | but the Conservative leader accuses him of dither and delay. |
| 0:38.8 | What national interest was served by refusing to help our allies for so long? |
| 0:44.3 | Also tonight, the Lords backs a proposal to ensure non-consensual intimate material is removed from the internet. |
| 0:52.1 | One survivor, Daria, whose convicted abuser was allowed to keep the content of Hussed, |
| 0:58.5 | the weapons with which he caused life-shattering harm remain in his arsenal. |
| 1:03.5 | But first, when the Prime Minister arrived in a packed and noisy commons chamber |
| 1:08.2 | to set out his position on the US-Israeli war with Iran, |
| 1:12.7 | he faced criticism from parties on the left and on the right. |
| 1:17.1 | Sakeir Stama insisted the UK wouldn't take part in offensive strikes against Iran, |
| 1:22.6 | but defended his decision on Sunday night to allow American forces to use British bases |
| 1:28.8 | to attack Iranian missile launchers and storage depots. The Prime Minister said there were about |
| 1:35.4 | 300,000 British citizens in the Middle East, including people travelling through the region. He said |
| 1:42.3 | Iran had launched hundreds of missiles |
| 1:44.8 | and thousands of drones |
| 1:46.6 | at countries that hadn't attacked it. |
| 1:49.3 | Hitting airports and hotels |
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