Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron to co-chair committee to respond to Iran crisis

The group had its first meeting focused on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Alastair Grant/PA)

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit in Paris on Friday focused on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The group – the Middle East Response Committee – has its first meeting on Tuesday focused on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping route vital for global oil and gas supplies.