Clearly, some people weren't listening to Liam Fox's speech the other day when he absolutely slam dunked the Harrier for not having the capability that Tornado does and that was the very reason Harrier was retired from service. Liam Fox categorically stated that the Harrier was, at the time of the SDSR, incapable of holding the HERRICK commitment as well as a no notice Op, which is Libya. Moreover, he said that if we still had a carrier and Harrier, the UK would still have deployed GR4 and Typhoon to GdC.
Liam Fox's words, not mine.
Regards.