Prime Minister to host roundtable on conflict in Iran
Sunday, 29 March 2026 22:30
On Monday 30 March, the Prime Minister will host a roundtable in
Downing Street, bringing together senior leaders from the energy,
shipping, financial and insurance sectors, alongside senior
government officials and representatives from the UK's military to
discuss the conflict in Iran and the impact on the Strait of Hormuz
– which is driving up costs across the globe. Participants will
include senior representatives from:...Request free trial
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On Monday 30 March, the Prime Minister will host a roundtable
in Downing Street, bringing together senior leaders from the
energy, shipping, financial and insurance sectors, alongside
senior government officials and representatives from the UK's
military to discuss the conflict in Iran and the impact on
the Strait of Hormuz – which is driving up costs across the
globe.
- Participants will include senior representatives from:
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- Energy: Shell, BP, Centrica, Equinor
- Shipping and logistics: Maersk, CMA
- Finance, insurance and markets, including: HSBC, Goldman
Sachs and Lloyd's of London
- The roundtable will include an operational update
from Commander Maritime Operations, who is responsible for
directing and coordinating UK naval and Royal Marine operations
globally. He will set out the maritime security picture in the
Strait of Hormuz and the wider Middle East, which is
having a direct effect on shipping and the freedom of navigation.
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The aim of the meeting is for the government to hear directly
from industry leads and for the government to set out the
situation in the region, as well as how it is engaging
with partners and allies in the region to work on
de-escalation.
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They will discuss how the government and private sector can
work together as the conflict in
the Middle East continues to have a significant
impact on the British people back home.
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The Prime Minister will reiterate that the best way to reduce
the impact of the war on the cost of living is de-escalation
and that this government will always act in the
national interest and protect British people.
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