Former Tory defence minister Tobias Ellwood urged Sir Keir to realise that unleashing the long-range cruise missiles on 'legitimate' targets 'could be pivotal in crippling Putin's war effort'.
Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to stop ‘tying Ukraine ’s hands’ and let Kyiv fire British-supplied missiles deeper into Russia n territory.
Separately, ex-prime minister Boris Johnson hit out at the ‘ridiculous restrictions’ being placed on weapons supplied by the West to beat off Russian aggression. Despite having a range of 186 miles, current rules mean the weapons can be deployed only on targets inside Ukraine So-called ‘offensive’ use deep inside Russia is currently ruled out. But in an historic address to the British Cabinet last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued an impassioned plea to the Prime Minister to ‘show your leadership’ and get the restrictions dropped.
Writing in the Daily Mail yesterday, Mr Johnson said: ‘Over the past two years, we have continually willed the Ukrainians the end – victory – without willing them the means. We have been chronically slow to give them the right kit, and even now we place restrictions on how they can use it, so the Ukrainians are fighting with one hand tied behind their backs.
Former Tory defence minister Tobias Ellwood urged Sir Keir to realise that unleashing the long-range cruise missiles on 'legitimate' targets could play a key role in crippling Russia's war effort
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