"It's an absolute travesty that there would be any kind of leak from a NSC meeting and the reason I think that is that it must be right that ministers are allowed to make their assessment supported by chief of defence staff our intelligence agencies and others and we do nothing that would put our people at risk."
"The cabinet is absolutely united and supportive of a calm, cool head at this time of being clear we will not be involved in the offensive action but we will absolutely defend our allies and people across the region. The cabinet is entirely united behind the prime minister."
David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, strongly criticized the leak of details from a top-secret national security council meeting regarding US-Israel military operations against Iran. The leaked reports revealed cabinet divisions, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer supporting US use of British bases for defensive strikes while several cabinet members including Ed Miliband, Rachel Reeves, Yvette Cooper, and Shabana Mahmood opposed the measure. Permission was ultimately granted on Sunday following Iranian retaliatory attacks. Lammy emphasized that leaks from NSC meetings protected by the Official Secrets Act are serious breaches and called for an investigation, stressing the importance of confidentiality for national security discussions.
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