What should Britain do about the Strait of Hormuz?

19 Mar 2026, 22:41 | Updated: 20 Mar 2026

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By Dom Nolan

"Our political leaders need to grow a spine and do what needs to be done."

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Caller James compares what the IRGC are doing in Strait of Hormuz to what the pirates of Somalia used to do. He tells Iain Dale that we can no longer 'sit back and do nothing' whilst Iran 'holds the world to ransom'.

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What should Britain do about the Strait of Hormuz?

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It’s an epidemic of anti-Jewish hate, warns head of attacked synagogue’s charity

Tottenham report ‘abhorrent racist abuse’ of Kevin Danso to police

Woman arrested after car hits pedestrians in central London

Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals he is a 'recovering alcoholic'

'Forgotten' blind pensioner, 85, left housebound for three years as she waits for guide dog

Netflix axe road trip series after Zayn Malik punches Louis Tomlinson on set

Britain spends tens of billions on defence, so why does our military kit arrive late, cost more, and still fail to work when it matters?

It’s an epidemic of anti-Jewish hate, warns head of attacked synagogue’s charity

Woman arrested after car hits pedestrians in central London

Mandelson’s firm's 'biggest client' linked to Chinese military

Two dead in motorway crash after car ‘driven in wrong direction’

Boy, 11, dies after bike involved in collison with bus and car in Derby

Jewish community urged to ‘remain calm’ after another arson attack

London Underground drivers to go ahead with 24-hour strike