Justice secretary calls for inquiry into disclosure of cabinet splits at national security council over use of British bases

• Middle East crisis – live updates

David Lammy has said it is an “absolute travesty” that details were leaked from a top secret national security meeting on the US-Israel attacks on Iran and has called for an investigation.

Cabinet splits at a national security council meeting, which is protected by the Official Secrets Act, over allowing the US to use British bases for the strikes against Iran were reported over the weekend.

Justice secretary calls for inquiry into disclosure of cabinet splits at national security council over use of British bases

• Middle East crisis – live updates

David Lammy has said it is an “absolute travesty” that details were leaked from a top secret national security meeting on the US-Israel attacks on Iran and has called for an investigation.

Cabinet splits at a national security council meeting, which is protected by the Official Secrets Act, over allowing the US to use British bases for the strikes against Iran were reported over the weekend.

Justice secretary calls for inquiry into disclosure of cabinet splits at national security council over use of British bases

• Middle East crisis – live updates

David Lammy has said it is an “absolute travesty” that details were leaked from a top secret national security meeting on the US-Israel attacks on Iran and has called for an investigation.

Cabinet splits at a national security council meeting, which is protected by the Official Secrets Act, over allowing the US to use British bases for the strikes against Iran were reported over the weekend.

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• Iran war live updates: US temporarily lets India buy Russian oil amid energy fears; Israeli military launches strikes on Beirut

• ‘We’re powerless … and hoping nothing hits us’: trapped on a tanker as Iran war escalates

The Guardian spoke to a crew member on one of the stranded tankers in the Gulf, that typically ferries vast quantities of oil from the Middle East to ports around the world.

They told us:

“When [Donald] Trump said Iran had 10 days to agree to his deal or bad things would happen, I did the math and thought we might get stuck here. And we did.

Our updated assumptions assume the energy price shock is relatively short-lived, but the effects on inflation and risks of second-round impacts will be greater if the conflict is more drawn out.

Against this backdrop, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is likely to remain on hold for now, keeping policy in restrictive territory.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

• Iran war live updates: US temporarily lets India buy Russian oil amid energy fears; Israeli military launches strikes on Beirut

• ‘We’re powerless … and hoping nothing hits us’: trapped on a tanker as Iran war escalates

The Guardian spoke to a crew member on one of the stranded tankers in the Gulf, that typically ferries vast quantities of oil from the Middle East to ports around the world.

They told us:

“When [Donald] Trump said Iran had 10 days to agree to his deal or bad things would happen, I did the math and thought we might get stuck here. And we did.

Our updated assumptions assume the energy price shock is relatively short-lived, but the effects on inflation and risks of second-round impacts will be greater if the conflict is more drawn out.

Against this backdrop, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is likely to remain on hold for now, keeping policy in restrictive territory.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

• Iran war live updates: US temporarily lets India buy Russian oil amid energy fears; Israeli military launches strikes on Beirut

• ‘We’re powerless … and hoping nothing hits us’: trapped on a tanker as Iran war escalates

The Guardian spoke to a crew member on one of the stranded tankers in the Gulf, that typically ferries vast quantities of oil from the Middle East to ports around the world.

They told us:

“When [Donald] Trump said Iran had 10 days to agree to his deal or bad things would happen, I did the math and thought we might get stuck here. And we did.

Our updated assumptions assume the energy price shock is relatively short-lived, but the effects on inflation and risks of second-round impacts will be greater if the conflict is more drawn out.

Against this backdrop, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is likely to remain on hold for now, keeping policy in restrictive territory.

Clapham Grand, London
In his touring show, Acaster introduces a new alter ego, adding even more layers to his material, along with some trenchant political gags

‘I’m the UK’s No 1 James Acaster tribute act!” says Craig Simons, bounding on stage in sparkly jacket and tuxedo T-shirt. But Simons is at a crossroads, fed up with Acaster’s indulgent mental health material and yet doomed merely to parrot it – at least until, finally, he launches a standup career of his own. Such is the conceit of this new touring show by the performer we assume to be the real James Acaster – although, in the manner of his 2014 show (and later Netflix hit) Recognise , in which he posed as an undercover cop posing as James Acaster, this case of tangled identity gets so twisty by the end, who can be sure?!

Picking the bones out of this conceit by the 41-year-old, the show appears to stem from similar anxieties to those that prompted its predecessor, Hecklers Welcome – which is to say, Acaster’s ambivalent feelings about his standing as a celebrated standup comic. According to Simons, Acaster has “painted himself into an artistic corner”, harping on about his own anxieties, ungrateful for his extraordinary success. The Simons alter ego allows Acaster to get back to (relatively) uncomplicated gags, and venture some trenchant political comedy, while giving him plausible deniability if that seems too first-base for an act noted by every single critic, apparently, for his cleverness.

Clapham Grand, London
In his touring show, Acaster introduces a new alter ego, adding even more layers to his material, along with some trenchant political gags

‘I’m the UK’s No 1 James Acaster tribute act!” says Craig Simons, bounding on stage in sparkly jacket and tuxedo T-shirt. But Simons is at a crossroads, fed up with Acaster’s indulgent mental health material and yet doomed merely to parrot it – at least until, finally, he launches a standup career of his own. Such is the conceit of this new touring show by the performer we assume to be the real James Acaster – although, in the manner of his 2014 show (and later Netflix hit) Recognise , in which he posed as an undercover cop posing as James Acaster, this case of tangled identity gets so twisty by the end, who can be sure?!

Picking the bones out of this conceit by the 41-year-old, the show appears to stem from similar anxieties to those that prompted its predecessor, Hecklers Welcome – which is to say, Acaster’s ambivalent feelings about his standing as a celebrated standup comic. According to Simons, Acaster has “painted himself into an artistic corner”, harping on about his own anxieties, ungrateful for his extraordinary success. The Simons alter ego allows Acaster to get back to (relatively) uncomplicated gags, and venture some trenchant political comedy, while giving him plausible deniability if that seems too first-base for an act noted by every single critic, apparently, for his cleverness.

Clapham Grand, London
In his touring show, Acaster introduces a new alter ego, adding even more layers to his material, along with some trenchant political gags

‘I’m the UK’s No 1 James Acaster tribute act!” says Craig Simons, bounding on stage in sparkly jacket and tuxedo T-shirt. But Simons is at a crossroads, fed up with Acaster’s indulgent mental health material and yet doomed merely to parrot it – at least until, finally, he launches a standup career of his own. Such is the conceit of this new touring show by the performer we assume to be the real James Acaster – although, in the manner of his 2014 show (and later Netflix hit) Recognise , in which he posed as an undercover cop posing as James Acaster, this case of tangled identity gets so twisty by the end, who can be sure?!

Picking the bones out of this conceit by the 41-year-old, the show appears to stem from similar anxieties to those that prompted its predecessor, Hecklers Welcome – which is to say, Acaster’s ambivalent feelings about his standing as a celebrated standup comic. According to Simons, Acaster has “painted himself into an artistic corner”, harping on about his own anxieties, ungrateful for his extraordinary success. The Simons alter ego allows Acaster to get back to (relatively) uncomplicated gags, and venture some trenchant political comedy, while giving him plausible deniability if that seems too first-base for an act noted by every single critic, apparently, for his cleverness.