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Farage U-Turns to Say UK Shouldn’t Get Involved in Iran War
Farage cited inability to defend British bases and rising oil costs as reasons to oppose UK involvement in Iran conflict while proposing a 5p fuel duty cut.
- Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, reversed his position and said Britain should not get involved in the Iran conflict, unveiling plans to reinstate a 5p fuel‑duty cut at a Derbyshire petrol station on March 10, 2026.
- After a week of earlier remarks, Farage's shift contrasts his March 4, 2026 endorsement of intervention, while Richard Tice and Andrea Jenkyns had supported backing US-Israeli action.
- On March 10, 2026, Farage said Britain can't defend its bases and criticised initial limits on US base use while predicting oil could return to US$80 if the Straits of Hormuz are cleared.
- Critics accused the stunt of trying to cover up earlier war support, and Anna Turley, Labour Party chair, warned Farage's calls would worsen cost‑of‑living pressures and called him unfit for office.
- Polling shows British voters broadly oppose involvement and rising oil prices threaten to drive up the cost of living, while President Donald Trump’s Monday remark briefly calmed markets.
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Flip-flopping Nigel Farage shifts Iran war stance as fears mount over bill hikes
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hit out at Keir Starmer for failing to join the initial wave of US-Israeli strikes - but today he said 'Let’s not get involved in another foreign war'
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right2Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Left
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- 78% of the sources lean Left
78% Left
L 78%
R 22%
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