Andy Burnham says RAF to support Saudi Arabia’s fighter jets struggling against Houthi rebels in Yemen

Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France Van Heel board a plane to New York the 81st United Nations General Assembly (Picture: Toby Melville/PA Wire)

Andy Burnham has said the UK will support Saudi Arabian fighter jets in their struggle against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The Prime Minister said British planes will provide air-to-air refuelling for Saudi jets allowing them to stay airborne longer and fly further for longer.

The Voyager tanker is the Royal Air Force’s main air-to-air refuelling aircraft. It is based on the...