Starmer and Macron to hold summit in bid to reopen Strait of Hormuz after Trump’s blockade

NewsUKUK PoliticsStarmer and Macron to hold summit in bid to reopen Strait of Hormuz after Trump’s blockadeDowning Street confirmed the summit will take place in Paris on FridayAthena Stavrou Tuesday 14 April 2026 10:53 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957204","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/strait-of-hormuz-blockade-starmer-macron-trump-b2957204.html","title":"Starmer and Macron to hold summit in bid to reopen Strait of Hormuz"}}CloseStarmer accuses Iran of holding world economy to 'ransom' over Strait of HormuzStay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletterGet the latest political headlines with our free emailGet the latest political headlines with our free emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_VIEW_WESTMINSTER_cdp","regTitle":"View from Westminster","subscriptionGroup":"view_from_westminster","subscriptionGroupId":"b95d438b-1c8a-4bcc-b662-ba3e12f2afc5","type":"the_view_westminster","pathPrefix":"/news/uk/politics","associatedAuthors":["Kate Devlin","Millie Cooke","Athena Stavrou"],"title":"Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter","mobileTitle":"Get the latest political headlines with our free email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/viewFromWestminster1_1_new.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveTheView","regSourceSection":"UK Politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron...