The prime minister had previously refused to give the US permission to use RAF bases in Cyprus but has relented because of the indiscriminate nature of Iran’s retaliation

Sir Keir Starmer has condemned the Iranian regime and said British planes ‘are in the sky today’ as part of coordinated defensive operations to protect allies

The prime minister had previously refused to give the US permission to use RAF bases in Cyprus but has relented because of the indiscriminate nature of Iran’s retaliation