Britain's foreign secretary has said the UK is trying to de-escalate tensions in Iran to avoid a war after a US airstrike killed its top general
's decision to stay on his Christmas holiday in the Caribbean as global tensions escalated following the death of Maj Gen Soleimani.
Shadow foreign secretary, and Labour leadership candidate, Emily Thornberry criticised the prime minister for not returning home as she called Mr Trump"reckless" and said the UK needs to call an emergency UN security council meeting.'We've taken a major lurch towards war' She said:"He told me 'you should spend a bit less time reading the newspapers'. It's ridiculous, we have been complacent."
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