The action that the government took in conjunction with the us is action that we support. What we now need to hear from the prime minister is the scope, the basis, the full reasoning behind the decision that he took and, of course, the question of whether more action may be needed and what processes will be put in place. So that statement should be this Afternoon And Id be expecting the prime minister to answer those questions. So whats the reality about britains capabilities . Our Security CorrespondentFrank Gardner gave us his analysis of the defence secretarys speech. It was a quite sort of churchillian speech, i think. Anyone would think we had this incredibly powerful navy. But the fact is that our navy is tiny these days compared to what it used to be, and tiny compared to the the multiple threats that it faces. Its not big enough to do all the tasks thats needed. There is no sign of the queen elizabeth. Weve got these massively expensive two aircraft carriers that have