Sir Keir Starmer is set to convene an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday after a call with Donald Trump to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz.In a conversation on Sunday night, the Prime Minister and the US president agreed reopening the strait was "essential" to stabilise a global energy market that had seen oil prices rocket since Mr Trump began his joint campaign with Israel against Iran.

Sir Keir Starmer is set to convene an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday after a call with Donald Trump to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz.In a conversation on Sunday night, the Prime Minister and the US president agreed reopening the strait was "essential" to stabilise a global energy market that had seen oil prices rocket since Mr Trump began his joint campaign with Israel against Iran.