Britain outside the E.U. would be less able to respond with the speed and strength we need to tackle complex and growing cross-border threats to all our communities. Keir Starmer Read Quote
In my view, the military action taken in Iraq in 2003 was not lawful under international law because there was no U.N. resolution expressly authorising it. Keir Starmer Read Quote
I am not a pacifist and I would back a lawful, coherent and compelling case for the use of military force by the U.K. against Isis. Keir Starmer Read Quote
In my view, airstrikes without an effective ground force are unlikely to make any meaningful contribution to defeating Isis. Keir Starmer Read Quote
To state that lethal force should not be used without a proper legal justification is to state the obvious. Keir Starmer Read Quote
There is a world of difference between not disclosing fine detail and relying on broad and generalised assertions. The first may be understandable; the second is not acceptable. Keir Starmer Read Quote
Access to our civil courts has been severely restricted by the combination of: the removal of legal aid from some cases based on their type, not their merit; a high financial threshold for the receipt of legal aid in other cases; and a failure to deliver a safety net for vulnerable individuals by the exceptional funding arrangements. Keir Starmer Read Quote
In the U.K., we have always had international ambitions and international responsibilities. These obviously predate the E.U.; we have been trading and doing business in Europe for centuries. Keir Starmer Read Quote
Britain needs a good Brexit deal to safeguard jobs, security and trade and to build a new partnership with the E.U. Achieving this will be fiendishly difficult. Keir Starmer Read Quote
