Starmer to hold meeting on war’s impact on UK economy

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will chair a meeting with representatives from the ⁠Bank of England and the ⁠government’s emergency response committee on Tuesday to discuss the impact of the US-Israel war on Iran. “Tomorrow I’m chairing a ‌meeting of COBRA on the impact , bringing in people from the Bank of England, so that you can be sure we will ⁠stand by working people ⁠in this crisis,” Starmer told trade union ⁠members today. “I have to level with you ⁠about Iran, because ⁠the truth is, the economic consequences could still be with us for some time,” he ‌added, citing fuel as an example of where prices ‌have already ‌risen.