British Journalist Alex Phillips Unloads on Keir Starmer and the UK’s Lack of Military Preparation : ‘You’re domestic terrorists!’
British journalist, broadcaster, and former politician, Alex Phillips, unloaded on the UK government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a segment on Talk (formerly TalkTV) on March 3rd.
Phillips discussed the current actions in Iran, noting the UK’s lack of a prepared military, including the failure to promptly deploy a naval ship to protect Cyprus (specifically its sovereign military base at RAF Akrotiri) during the ongoing Iran conflict. An Iranian-made drone struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, damaging the runway but causing no casualties.
Initially, Starmer limited British base use to defensive operations only, but later U-turned to allow US forces limited access for strikes on Iranian missile sites/launchers in “collective self-defence.”
On March 3, in response to the drone strike and growing threats, the UK announced the deployment of HMS Dragon (a Type 45 air-defence destroyer equipped with Sea Viper missiles for anti-missile/drone roles) to the eastern Mediterranean, along with two Wildcat helicopters fitted for counter-drone operations. The ship, however, in planned maintenance and will take time to arrive.
Phillips noted that action in Iran should have been obvious to anyone paying attention, and Starmer’s incompetence and failure of planning, intelligence, and foresight have left the UK’s interests in peril.
“It horrifies me to read that. And Jake is right, our amazing armed forces deserve all the credibility, they deserve good resources, they deserve to have our full support, they deserve to be protected, for crying out loud. We were exposed out there. We knew that there was going to be war in that region, and we have left them undefended,” Phillps stated. “And now France and Greece are having to run to our rescue.”
Alex Phillips unleashes fury on Talk – Labour's blind spot on defence has left Britain dangerously weak in the Middle East, forcing France and Greece to bail us out.
What a disgrace!She's pure fire – counting the days until she's a Reform MP.
We need more like her standing… pic.twitter.com/DrWcUe4u7Z— 🇬🇧UKJ0N🇬🇧 (@ukJ0N) March 3, 2026