and lava flows through multiple homes in south west iceland after a volcano erupts near the town of grin avik. near the town of grindavik. we will cross to westminster as soon as rishi sunak is at the dispatch box. he is not there yet. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. we will hand back if the prime minister starts speaking. the australian open tennis is where we start, and disappointment for the three time grand slam champion, andy murray, who s gone out in the first round. at 36, he s hinted again this could be his last year on the tour. murray s now lost eight of his past 12 matches including the last four. there weren t enough moments like this from the five time beaten finalist. instead, it was etcheverry on the front foot, asking questions that murray had no answer for. white studio: here is the prime minister. sorry to cut a rough sport. from studio: here is the prime minister. sorry to cut a rough sport. sorry
Self defence. It was limited, not escalator a. Self defence. It was limited, not escalatora. It self defence. It was limited, not escalator a. It was a necessary and proportionate response to a direct threat to Uk Vessels and to The Uk itself. Mr speaker, let me be absolutely clear why the Royal Navy is in the Red Sea they are here as operation prosperity guardian, Protecting Freedom Of Navigation as a fundamental tenet of international law. The Houthi Attack On International Shipping puts innocent lives at risk. They held one Crew Hostage for almost two months. They are causing growing economic disruption. Global commerce cannot operate under such conditions. Containers and tankers are having to take a 5000 Mile Detour around the cape of good hope. That pushes up prices and imperils the passage of goods, food, and medicine, that the british people and others rely on. We have attempted to resolve this
Through diplomacy. After numerous international calls for the attacks to stop, a coalition of countries gave the houthis a clear and unambiguous warning two weeks ago. Last week, the un Security Council passed a resolution condemning the attacks and highlighting the right of nations to defend their vessels and preserve freedom of navigation. Yet, the houthis continued on their reckless path. We should not fall for that malign a narrative this is about israel and gaza. They target the ships from around the world. We continue to work towards a sustainable ceasefire in gaza and to get more aid to civilians. We also continue to support the negotiated settlement in yemens civil war. I want to be very clear this action is completely unrelated to those issues. It is a direct response to the Houthis Attack on international
Environment is becoming more challenging, more unstable, and it is incumbent on us to respond to those challenges with increased investment in defence that, as we are doing, strengthening our alliances, because ultimately, we must defend the principles of international law, of freedom and democracy, freedom of navigation, that will hold dear. This government will always stand ready to do that and to protect the british people. And sirjulian lewis. Hasan the prime and sirjulian lewis. Hasan the Prime Minister and sirjulian lewis. Hasan the Prime Minister was and sirjulian lewis. Hasan the Prime Minister was clearly Prime Minister was clearly absolutely Prime Minister was clearly absolutelyjustified Prime Minister was clearly absolutelyjustified to Prime Minister was clearly absolutelyjustified to respond as he did, absolutelyjustified to respond as he did, particularly absolutelyjustified to respond as he did, particularly after absolutelyjustified to respond as he did, particularly aft
through diplomacy. after numerous international calls for the attacks to stop, a coalition of countries gave the houthis a clear and unambiguous warning two weeks ago. last week, the un security council passed a resolution condemning the attacks and highlighting the right of nations to defend their vessels and preserve freedom of navigation. yet, the houthis continued on their reckless path. we should not fall for that malign a narrative this is about israel and gaza. they target the ships from around the world. we continue to work towards a sustainable ceasefire in gaza and to get more aid to civilians. we also continue to support the negotiated settlement in yemen s civil war. i want to be very clear this action is completely unrelated to those issues. it is a direct response to the houthi s attack on international