Claim: Sir Keir Starmer's government sent UK missiles to bomb Russian people and territory.
Fact-check: Post makes inaccurate claims about actions taken during Labour's first week in government - Full Fact
Verdict: though it was reported last month that the uk had given ukraine permission to use uk-supplied missiles against military targets within russia, the government has since said this is not the case. uk-supplied weapons are allowed to be used against russian military targets within ukraine and the occupied crimean peninsula.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-08-12T00:00:00