Julian Lewis
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Monday 2nd March 2026
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The Prime Minister
We have to learn the lessons. Collapsing and failed states have historically proved to be worse, so we do have to be careful.
Sir Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
If a missile battery in Iran was continuing to target British bases, would an airstrike against it be offensive or defensive?
The Prime Minister
I think I have made clear the basis for the second decision: we have authorised the US to use our bases in order to take out the ability of Iran to make those strikes. That is legal because it is collective self-defence.