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Its history in the Middle East means the United Kingdom will always be a prisoner of its past, as Sean O’Grady explains
B
ritain has ordered RAF aircraft into the Middle East “for contingency support across the region”. At the G7 summit, Keir Starmer also stressed that “the constant message is de-escalate” and said he will bring whatever influence he can to encourage the entire group, and crucially the United States, to adopt such a stance.
In recent weeks, notably at the United Nations, the UK has also taken a more critical attitude towards Israel’s actions, especially over the conduct of the war in Gaza, while continuing to state that Israel has a right to defend itself. How much influence Britain still has on events in the region, however, is debatable…
