Britain working with allies on plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz, Starmer says

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media on the situation in the Middle East, at Downing Street in central London

LONDON, March ‌16 (Reuters) - Britain is ​working with allies on a collective ⁠plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore freedom ​of navigation in the Middle ‌East but it will not be easy, British Prime Minister Keir ⁠Starmer said on ⁠Monday.

"Ultimately, we have to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ensure stability in the (oil) ‌market. That is not a ⁠simple task," Starmer ‌told reporters.

"So we're ​working with all of our allies, including our European partners, ‌to bring together ​a viable ⁠collective plan that can restore ‌freedom of ⁠navigation in the region as quickly as possible and ease ​the economic ‌impact."

(Reporting by Sarah Young and Elizabeth ⁠Piper, writing ​by Alistair Smout; editing ​by Michael Holden)

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