Britain is ready to help defend Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the kingdom's de facto leader in a call on Friday (Mar 6) as the Middle East war escalates.
Starmer spoke to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and assured him "the UK stood ready to support the defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia should it be needed", the PM's spokeswoman said.
"The leaders also discussed stepping up intelligence cooperation to support defensive operations and protect civilians," the spokeswoman said.
Britain is sending four extra Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar to strengthen "defensive operations" and will also deploy HMS Dragon, an air defence destroyer, though it is not expected to sail until next week.
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