Andy Burnham has revealed the UK will send help to Saudi jets against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Speaking to reporters while travelling to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the prime minister said Saudi Arabia had asked for assistance.
He said: “On the advice of the defence secretary and the foreign secretary, last night I agreed to that request.”
Burnham said he was “acting to secure the interests of Britain and the wider region, because of course Saudi Arabia has been experiencing attack, is looking at potential further disruption and we need to keep those pathways open”.
The UK will offer one RAF voyager for air-to-air refuelling for Saudi planes on defensive missions, according to Sky News.
The UK military is not expected to be used for a wider range of military actions.
Burnham said the support – due to start in the coming days – will be “time-limited” and kept under “review”.
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