The UK is not seeking a confrontation in Yemen but will continue to strike against the Houthis if attacks on global shipping continue, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said.
Addressing parliament on the second round of American-British airstrikes against Houthi targets overnight, Mr Sunak said: “We are not seeking a confrontation. We urge the Houthis and those who enable them to stop these illegal and unacceptable attacks.”
“But, if necessary, the United Kingdom will not hesitate to respond again in self-defence,” he added.
“We cannot stand by and allow these attacks to go unchallenged. Inaction is also a choice. I believe it is the wrong one.”
The Prime Minister said that there was evidence that the first round of strikes was effective in “degrading” Houthi capabilities and that there is initial evidence of the second round hitting its intended targets.
The continued Houthi attacks that have followed near-daily US attacks against them have stoked fears of the US and UK ending up in an open-ended conflict with the Houthis.
Challenged on how this will end, Mr Sunak said that the UK has not made a decision to enter into a “sustained” military response but strikes taken in self-defence will continue alongside diplomatic efforts to stop the attacks.
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