Middle East

Greg Smith Excerpts

Monday 2nd March 2026 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

I assure my hon. Friend that I will continue to apply the principles that I have set out, and will work to de-escalate across the region.

[Greg Smith (Mid Buckinghamshire) (Con)]

The Iranian regime ignored the joint comprehensive plan of action, which completely failed. The Iranian regime’s terror activities have reached these shores, and while we meet here this afternoon, the Iranian regime’s rockets rain down on our allies across the middle east. That includes Hezbollah’s rockets into Israel. Will the Prime Minister clearly set out the evidence underpinning his view that the Iranian regime is in any way, shape or form interested in coming to the negotiating table?

[The Prime Minister]

My point is simply that in the end, there will ultimately have to be a negotiated outcome when it comes to nuclear weapons. At what point that happens is obviously unclear, particularly after the past few days. That is why it has for years been the consistent policy of both our parties that this should be a negotiated outcome. It was the hon. Gentleman’s party’s policy until Friday of last week.