From Starmer’s speech today
“Our priority is to protect British people, which is why ‘long before’ the US-Israeli strikes began, we had begun adding defence assets to the region ‘to defend our interests’. Throughout January and February, the UK was moving defensive assets to Cyprus and Qatar, including fighter jets, air defence missiles and advanced radar systems, to ensure the UK was "in a heightened state of readiness" in advance of any conflict. When the strikes began on Saturday, the UK ‘immediately’ put those jets in the sky and they were able to shoot down multiple drones, at least one of which was heading towards a base housing British military personnel. The UK is ‘constantly resupplying our jets and our missile stores’ and responding to allies in the region for further help”
Why on earth this hasn’t received more publicity is very strange. If true, it would have deflected a lot of criticism. If untrue…