Wes Streeting: “That's why today I have approved further UK military support.”

I’ve reached the same conclusion as every prime minister since Boris Johnson, including this one, which is the capabilities provided by that base makes it extremely unwise and a risk not worth taking to have legal uncertainty.

RAF Typhoons will fly defensive air missions to help protect Saudi airspace from drones and missiles.

These aircraft will operate in a defensive role and will not conduct offensive strikes against the Houthis.

Ukraine may be thousands of miles from American shores, but if aggression is rewarded, if borders can be redrawn by force, if the sovereignty of nations becomes negotiable, the consequences will not remain confined to Ukraine or to my…