Labour criticised over Iran objections

The head of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has criticised Labour for not denouncing Iran's government following protests in the country's streets.

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry told the BBC her party didn't want to “leap to judgement” and they were taking a “cautious” approach.

But Tory MP Tom Tugendhat said it was “extraordinary” Labour had not spoken out against the Iranian regime.

At least 21 people have been killed since protests broke out last month.

The protests had originally about cost rises and corruption. They soon spread to a number of cities and started to encompass wider anti-government sentiments.