Rishi Sunak facing further calls to proscribe Iran's IRGC in wake of attack on Israel

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The prime minister would not comment on proscription - although said the UK and other G7 members were discussing further diplomatic action. He also called for 'restraint' from all sides.

Rishi Sunak is facing further calls from parliament to take action against Iran in the wake of the nation's direct attack against Israel over the weekend. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and a number of Tory former cabinet ministers called for various steps to be taken, including the proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Tehran's primary fighting force.

' He said that 'further diplomatic measures' to be taken were discussed with G7 leaders over the weekend. But the prime minister did not outline what these actions may be. Former home secretary Suella Braverman was joined by former work and pensions secretary Sir Iain Duncan Smith in calling for the IRGC to be proscribed. Proscription calls Mr Sunak responded by saying the organisation had been sanctioned - not proscribed - as a whole.

 

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