The move comes as the UK government also announces evacuation flights from the Gulf states for up to 130,000 Brits in the region who have registered

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

The lessons of Starmer’s predecessors and his own political weakness will prevent him from fully joining Trump’s war with Iran, says political editor David Maddox

The prime minister gave a statement to the Commons explaining his policy on only taking defensive reaction in regards to Donald Trump’s war with Iran and has ‘learnt the lessons…

The US-Iran war is escalating in the Middle East

The move comes as the UK government also announces evacuation flights from the Gulf states for up to 130,000 Brits in the region who have registered

First government rescue flight from Oman to set off on Wednesday evening with two more ‘in the coming days’

Prime minister’s initial refusal to help US could constrain Britain’s ability to protect its nationals in the Gulf and reassure allies

A technical issue at Oman airport prevented the flight from taking off

PM says he hasn’t spoken to Trump since Saturday but insists ‘special relationship’ still intact

Prime minister says he ‘stands by’ decision not to join US and Israel’s initial strikes on Iran over the weekend