British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Lebanese counterpart at the United Nations and discussed the importance of an immediate ceasefire and a negotiated solution in the conflict with Israel, his office said on Friday.

Sir Keir Starmer said "we are ramping up the contingency plans” and warned that "we are potentially at a brink" of all-out war. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is sending 700 troops to nearby Cyprus to prepare for the possible evacuation of British nationals from Lebanon and the government "continues to advise against all travel to Lebanon".

Keir Starmer repeated his plea for Brits to leave Lebanon 'immediately' today as he arrived at the UN in New York. The PM raised alarm at escalating tensions between Israel and terror group Hezbollah,

Sir Keir Starmer called on Israel and Hezbollah to agree an immediate ceasefire as he urged Britons to leave Lebanon immediately to escape the escalating violence. The Prime Minister addressed the UN Security Council with a plea for an end to the violence in both Lebanon and Gaza.