retaliation, could western powers be pushed into engaging beyond targeted strikes? and what are the risks of a wider conflict in the region? we ll have full coverage, with analysis shortly from a leading middle east researcher. we ll also get the thoughts of today s panel leon emirali, a former ministerial aide and pr consultant. and mo elliethee, executive director at the georgetown institute of politics and public service. but ahead of that, it s the first time rishi sunak has launched any kind of military operation, since becoming uk prime minister. some analysis now from our political editor chris mason on his decision, without consulting parliament, to join the attack. the early hours of this morning, back at their base in cyprus, the britishjets involved in air strikes on yemen. good evening, mr speaker, should parliament be recalled? last night, the decision already taken by the prime minister, the speaker of the house of commons was called in for a briefing. will la
with over two thirds of councils yet to declare there is still a long way to go. hello, i m maryam moshiri live in westminster as results from yesterday s local elections across england come in. rishi sunak s conservative party have lost over 200 council seats across the country, something he has described as disappointing . labour have taken control of plymouth, stoke on trent and taken medway in kent from the conservatives among their top target councils. and the liberal democrats have also picked up seats and taken control of windsor. their leader saying the results are ground breaking . there is still a long way to go as more than two thirds of councils have yet to declare their results. we ll bring you coverage throughout the morning and analyse what the results so far mean. but first let s get the story of the night from our political correspondent jonathan blake. cheering. celebrations in stoke on trent a key victory for labour overnight. they took control of the c
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