WorldBBCAndy Burnham says UK to provide Saudi Arabia with 'defensive' support
The UK will send a single refuelling aircraft to help Saudi Arabia defend against Houthi drone and missile attacks on Riyadh and Red Sea energy sites.
The prime minister says "defensive air-to-air refuelling" is to be provided following a request from Saudi Arabia, after it faced attacks from the Houthis in Yemen.
The UK agreed to provide defensive air-to-air refuelling support to Saudi Arabia after it faced Houthi drone and missile attacks.
A single British Voyager aircraft based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus will carry out the support, expected to begin within days and last weeks.
The UK government linked the decision to cost-of-living pressures, citing the need to keep vital Red Sea shipping routes open.
The UK government says the support is time-limited and likely to last only weeks, so this is not a long-term military commitment.
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