British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers remarks at the top of a cabinet meeting to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine at Downing Street in London, England on February 24, 2026.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is “fed up” seeing energy bills in Britain go up and down because of actions taken by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Comments, in an interview with ITV News’ Talking Politics Podcast Thursday’s date came as oil prices – which have soared during the US-Israeli war in Iran – fluctuated amid a fragile two-week ceasefire.
“I’m fed up with the fact that families across the country have their energy bills go up and down, businesses have their energy bills go up and down because of the actions of Putin or Trump around the world,” Starmer said.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, resulting in years of war hundreds of thousands of deaths And shook the global economy.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly defended Trump’s actions.
“Many world leaders have spent decades talking about the threat posed by Iran but doing nothing about it,” he said by email. “President Trump took bold action to ensure that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon, and as he said, we are very close to a definitive agreement to provide lasting peace.”
Starmer also said it was “wrong” for Israel to order the deadly attack on Lebanon during the ceasefire. Iran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire in hostilities, pointing to the Lebanon attacks.