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  So we're sending British military forces to join in a war on the side of Saudi Arabia, a brutally repressive authoritarian regime that murders journalists, but we can't send British military forces to join in a war on the side of Ukraine, a country that is literally defending Europe against an existential threat? Please make it make sense…

  statsguy@mas.toMastodon1d ago103▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  BREAKING: UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia to help counter Houthi fighters and restore stability in the Middle East while driving down the cost of living at home. Ahead of his first meeting with Donald Trump, Andy Burnham said he’d agreed to a

  @PippaCrerarX2d ago99▲view on X ↗
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  I’m not sure if you’re being serious or not here but on the off chance you are: Nice idea but no. Yes we need petrol. No we’re not pretty concentrated around London. Rural bus services are terrible, in some places there’s perhaps two an hour in the week, a lot of people outside of London will commute for hours to work, so they need a car, I’m not…

  who-am_i_and-whyr/ukpolitics2d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  ⚡ NEWS UK to Provide Defensive Military Support to Saudi Arabia Against Houthis UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced time-limited, defensive military support for Saudi Arabia to repel Houthi attacks in Yemen. The aid explicitly excludes support for Saudi offensive operations against the rebels, marking a... 📰 https://www…

  GeoWire@mastodon.socialMastodon1d ago2▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  🇬🇧🇸🇦 Britain will refuel Saudi jets against the Houthis after Trump decided not to strike them Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the Royal Air Force will run air-to-air refueling for Saudi warplanes for a matter of weeks, telling reporters on his flight to New York that Britain

  @MarioNawfalX2d ago10▲view on X ↗
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  Hey now, you can't know that attempt number 17 to bomb peace into a country won't work - maybe all those other times we just didn't bomb hard enough, and maybe all those times the outcome was even worse than the situation before were just flukes. Never mind that the conflict in Yemen has been going now for 11 years, with the Saudis being no closer…

  Minischolesr/ukpolitics1d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  🟠 UPDATE UK Announces Defensive Military Support to Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks Andy Burnham is the UK Prime Minister who will urge Donald Trump to end conflict with Iran. The support aims to restore Middle East stability and lower domestic cost of living by keeping oil flowing from the Gulf. 📰 https://www. theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

  GeoWire@mastodon.socialMastodon2d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  “Clearly it’s politically and symbolically important, because it is showing that Andy Burnham’s government is prepared to get involved in the Middle East militarily.” Reacting to the news that the UK will provide air-to-air refuelling support to the Saudis fighting the Houthi

  @BBCNewsnightX2d ago9▲view on X ↗
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  There is no political cost to using a refuelling plane. Maybe the Greens will be a bit annoyed. The bigger political cost would be helping explicitly to just get oil cheaper. Helping Saudi bomb Yemen for oil is way more politically costly than just helping Saudi with no “extreme benefit”. This is a political sub, and you apparently have no idea…

  Whitew1ner/ukpolitics1d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  The U.K. has agreed to support Saudi Arabia's military in countering the Houthis, as the kingdom comes under frequent attack from the Iran-backed militants. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/ 22/world/politics/uk-saudi-arabia-houthis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon # worldnews # politics # uk # andyburnham # defense # middleeast #…

  thejapantimes@mastodon.socialMastodon1d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  The only Saudi oil getting out is getting piped West and the Houthis don't control the Bab al Mandab going North. There will be no blockade on oil to Europe unless they stop it going to the Suez canal, the blockade on oil is stopping it going South to Asia. Most of the shipping from China to Europe goes up through there though. Also the pipeline…

  bitch_fitchingr/ukpolitics2d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  Andy Burnham has said the UK will provide "defensive air-to-air refuelling" support for Saudi Arabia, in response to attacks the country has faced from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. It is understood this is likely to begin in the coming days and will involve a single British aircraft, a Voyager, based out of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. The prime…

  EndIsraeliApartheid@mastodon.socialMastodon1d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  We should knock em off and secure their oil for the security and benefit of the global economy. The people will appreciate the noose around their neck of an absolute monarchy being removed. Perhaps plant someone in that will serve our interest, shah style. We learned the mistakes from last time so surely it can work without the kinks. Edit…

  darkflighter100r/ukpolitics1d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  https://www. europesays.com/3265543/ UK to provide Saudi Arabia with 'defensive' military support, says Burnham – BBC # america # UnitedStates # UnitedStatesOfAmerica # US # USNews # USA # USANews

  europesays@pubeurope.comMastodon1d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  If only we could have come to some kind of agreement with Iran to limit their nuclear technology, we'd need to make sure some idiot didn't come in a rip that up but that would never happen...

  Velociraptor_1906r/ukpolitics2d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  # BBCNews - UK to provide Saudi Arabia with 'defensive' military support, says Burnham https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlykp e4dk0yo

  fulelo@journa.hostMastodon1d agoview on Mastodon ↗
• M

  We won’t provide support to Palestine We sent them £180m in 2023/24, when they'd just slaughtered 17 British nationals (including 4 British children) and were holding British hostages.

  morriganjaner/ukpolitics2d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
• G

  SA has asked for help with air to air refuelling so their planes can stay up longer. A lot of their jets are having to fly long distances from airbases in the north and east.

  Gentle_Snailr/worldnews2d agoview on r/worldnews ↗
• M

  Many recent Islamic attacks in Europe have been IRGC/Iran linked, rather than Saudi - which isn't to defend the Saudis' record.

  morriganjaner/ukpolitics2d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  Didn't we send a certain Lt. Col. T. E. Lawrence as well? I seem to remember watching a documentary about that.

  duct_tape_jedir/ukpolitics1d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
• V

  How much are they paying? Because there is zero other reason moral or practical that we should support them.

  Valuable-Ad2028r/ukpolitics1d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
• M

  The population has increased x10 since 1948, making Israel the most incompetent genocidaires in memory...

  morriganjaner/ukpolitics2d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  As the population has increased tenfold during this 70 years, it seems the ideal time to make progress...

  morriganjaner/ukpolitics2d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  And if you want a tunnel for jihad built under your living room, these are the guys to bring in.

  morriganjaner/ukpolitics2d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗