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Politics Weekly UK

Can Starmer avoid being drawn into the US-Iran war?

Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

News, Politics

4.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The PM says the UK will not be dragged into wider war in the Middle East and pledges support for households struggling to pay for heating oil. Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about what the government is doing to support people during the cost of living crisis and the fallout from the war. Plus a look at Brussels as the government works on another EU-reset to create closer ties. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:10.0

No matter what happens now in energy markets, in three weeks time, your energy bills will be cut and then cap for the next three months.

0:21.8

We're determined to fight the corner of the British people

0:24.2

throughout this conflict.

0:25.7

Rachel Reeves and I warned companies not to engage in profiteering,

0:30.4

not to engage in price gouging.

0:32.6

Kiyosama is saying this is a good show of his judgment,

0:35.8

but actually it wasn't his judgment.

0:36.9

What we know from behind the scenes is that he was overruled.

0:39.9

I'm Pippa Carrera. And I'm Kieran Stacey.

0:42.5

And you're listening to Politics Weekly.

0:44.8

For The Guardian.

0:50.4

Hello. Hello.

0:52.0

It's another busy morning in British politics. We're recording this at about

0:55.5

midday on Monday, Karen, and we've both just watched the Prime Minister's latest

0:59.7

Downing Street press conference where he's bringing us and the country up to speed on the government

1:04.9

situation on all the fallout from the crisis in the Middle East. And we loved his thing or two,

1:12.2

didn't we? Not least because he, of course, spoke to President Trump, an increasingly rare phone call it feels like at the

1:16.2

moment on Sunday night. Yeah. Actually, before we even talk about that, Pippa, can I just

1:21.3

mention one thing, which is, it was great to see the Prime Minister up there taking questions

1:25.4

from the press on the record on camera on

1:28.5

Monday morning. However, what it did mean is that you and I have not had our usual chance to ask

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