Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said there is a shared view among G7 leaders on the urgent need to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Iran, as the conflict continues to dominate discussions at the summit in Canada.

Speaking to reporters, and as reported by The Guardian, Starmer said: “I do think there’s a consensus for de-escalation. Obviously, what we need to do today is to bring that together and to be clear about how it is to be brought about.”

He warned of the far-reaching consequences of continued escalation: “The risk of the conflict escalating is obvious, I think, and the implications – not just for the region but globally – are really immense, so the focus has to be on de-escalation.”