BREAKING: Keir Starmer reacts to Donald Trump ceasefire agreement as PM travels to Gulf TODAY

Keir Starmer will travel to the Middle East on Wednesday to meet with Gulf partners and discuss diplomatic efforts to support a two-week ceasefire

Keir Starmer will travel to the Middle East on Wednesday to meet with Gulf partners and discuss diplomatic efforts to support a two-week ceasefire.

The PM welcomed the overnight news that Donald Trump has called off strikes on civilian infrastructure in the country. The US President agreed to a two-week ceasefire on the condition that shipping is allowed to move through the Strait of Hormuz.

The PM said: "I welcome the ceasefire agreement reached overnight, which will bring a moment of relief to the region and the world.

"Together with our partners we must do all we can to support and sustain this ceasefire, turn it into a lasting agreement and re-open the Strait of Hormuz."

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