A government spokesperson says it does not want "further escalation" in the region.

A government spokesperson says it does not want "further escalation" in the region.

The prime minister says it remains the case that the UK will "not join offensive action now".

The prime minister is explaining his decision to allow the US to use British bases for military attacks after initially refusing

PM defends use of UK bases for defensive action but says Britain has ‘learned the lessons from Iraq’ on need for ‘thought-through plan’

The PM told MPs that Trump had expressed his disagreement with the decision not to get involved in the initial strikes.