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Iran war: Keir Starmer speech - main angle; Part 9 of 15ENGLAND: London: Westminster: Downing Street:INTSir Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister) question and answer session SOT.(Q from Robert Peston, ITV News)- "Wanted let me deal with the Straits of Hormuz because obviously that's one of the pressing issues of the day. It's something I discussed with President Trump yesterday on the phone. There have been discussions going on in relation to a viable plan, we want to make sure that that involves as many partners as possible. That's been our stated objective here, particularly talking to European partners, inevitably talking to Gulf partners and to the US, because we need a credible viable plan if we can. And as I said a moment ago, this is, to say the least, not easy. It is not straightforward and therefore we have to make sure that we've got that credible plan in place. As to what the precise options are, as I say, mine hunting systems of ours already in the region, we've already spoken about what we can do in relation to anti drone capability, but this isn't just about what the UK can do, it's about how we play a part in bringing others together behind a viable plan. So that's where we're at the moment. Well, we're, we're looking through the options. It is difficult. Of course it's difficult. There's no hiding that. But that's what we're working on in terms of a viable plan because ultimately we need we need to get the straits opened, otherwise the price of energy will remain very high for reasons that everybody understands. So it's part and parcel of what we're doing on the cost of living.In relation to Mandelson, look, the independent advisor has looked at the tail end of last week at the process we went through and he said it was the proper process. Look, the process wasn't strong enough and that's why last year I moved to strengthen the process and will strengthen it again. My reflection is the process wasn't strong enough, the process was followe...