Sir Keir Starmer has watered down promises to introduce a law giving MPs a vote before military intervention and to stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia.The Labour leader insisted on Sunday that there is "no inconsistency" between his previous promise to give the Commons a say before authorising action and his support for strikes against Houthis.But his comments marked another change to his past pledges which will further raise concerns on the left and leave him open to Conservative accusations

Sir Keir Starmer has watered down promises to introduce a law giving MPs a vote before military intervention and to stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia.The Labour leader insisted on Sunday that there is "no inconsistency" between his previous promise to give the Commons a say before authorising action and his support for strikes against Houthis.But his comments marked another change to his past pledges which will further raise concerns on the left and leave him open to Conservative accusations of "flip-flopping".