chris mason has more. united kingdom maritime trade organisation say it s really received reports of small boats approaching a merchant ship 80 nautical miles. 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 labour be supporting the government? so to work senior labour figures, keir starmerjoint remotely put on a visit to greater manchester, the labour leader said the air strikes were justified because of the actions of the houthis. they are putting civilian lives
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 labour be supporting the government? so too were senior labour figures, keir starmerjoint remotely put on a visit to greater manchester, the labour leader said the air strikes were justified because of the actions of the houthis. they are putting civilian lives at risk and disrupting that traffic through the red sea, traffic that is vital for the other for the world economy. we support the action the government has taken. of course it is for the government to make a statement about it but the principle is an important one. 20 years ago, tony blair held a vote in parliament before the iraq war. this is the time for this house, - not just this government or indeed this prime minister, but for this house to give a lead. he won the vote, and technically governments don t need to do this, but the iraqi war was so controversi