Keir takes charge on Iran contingencies

Politics At Sam and Anne's · Mar 30, 2026 · 20m

MPs may be on recess - but as the Iran war enters its fifth week should Whitehall ramp up contingency planning for its impact at home?

With the Strait of Hormuz still shut and reports of a potential U.S. ground invasion the Prime Minister will host a roundtable with key stakeholders from industry to discuss the ongoing impacts.

Elsewhere, Labour launch its local elections campaign, and the duo look at the polls from a national perspective, assessing the state of the parties with a key month ahead to May 7th.

Next Monday Sam and Anne return with a lookahead to the local elections with academic…