SIR KEIR STARMER poured more arms into the Iran war zone today as his cabinet reportedly split over his backing for US-Israeli aggression.

Calling a special press conference, the beleaguered Prime Minister announced the dispatch of four more “defensive” fighter jets to Qatar in the Gulf.

He ducked reports that at a meeting of the National Security Council last Friday he had wanted to give Mr Trump the green light for using British bases, but was argued down by other cabinet ministers.

The opposition was apparently led by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, who blocked a British attack on Syria in 2013 when Labour leader.

He was allegedly backed on Friday by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, all on Labour’s right, according to the Spectator.

Sir Keir had the support of Defence Secretary John Healey, who has been dispatched to Cyprus to appease a Cypriot government which feels Britain did too little to protect it from attacks on the RAF base there.

The Prime Minister’s spokesman had to deny today that Mr Miliband was now directing British foreign policy.

At the press briefing Mr Starmer claimed that since no official US request for use of the bases had been received on Friday, no decision was taken then.

However it appears that, in the face of indications that the US-Israeli bombing campaign would breach international law, a formal request was stalled while the Ministry of Defence (MoD) helped the Pentagon get it into proper legal form.

That done, Sir Keir then reversed himself, permitting the use of British bases on “defensive” grounds.

He waded in deeper today, dismissing claims that Britain was military unprepared while dispatching fighters, warships and other munitions into the war zone to “protect allies.”

He has also come under renewed criticism from the left. Your Party MP Jeremy Corbyn said: “The Prime Minister should follow in the footsteps of Spain and say no way, absolutely not, we will not be involved in this illegal war in any way whatsoever.”

Addressing recent criticisms from US President Donald Trump, Sir Keir said the US-British “special relationship” was in rude health, with joint military action ongoing, but added the “long-standing British position is that the best way forward is a negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions.”

Suspended Labour MP Diane Abbott responded on X: “The ‘special relationship’ is phoney. Empire nostalgics can pretend that Britain is still a major world power. The cost is subservience to the US, participation in illegal wars — and people in this country are worse off.”