Tory MP and former Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood spoke to Iain Dale as Britain looks set to join military action against Houthi rebels.
PM Rishi Sunak held a full cabinet meeting tonight amid escalating tensions with the Houthis and Iran.
The Yemeni group, which is backed by Tehran, has threatened shipping in the Red Sea – risking the crippling of international shipping.
And a British warship, HMS Diamond, joined US destroyers and jets in shooting down drones launched by the Houthis.
The group started threatening shipping in response to Israel’s invasion of Gaza, boarding a vessel and firing missiles at ships. US Central Command, which controls American forces in the Middle East, said in an update on Thursday that the Houthis had launched 27 attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
It has resulted in speculation that the US and British could launch strikes against them.
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Why make the same mistake as Blair, supporting USA.
You Brits can't afford to pay your junior doctors.But you can find the money to make sure the supermarket shelves in Tel-Aviv are well stocked.
Mustfeelgood to stand next toBibi and Bi cen. Both leaders with a limited shelflife.
But it is escalation! This is what IRAN wants, but they use their barbaric proxies. Wake up, this is GLOBAL JIHAD.
We are puppets of the US let’s be honest
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread..
This rush to solving problems with violence exclusively is now becoming an endemic Western condition.
The faxmct the ICJ hearing is not discussed in British media says it all.
It is up to a british MP to decide who rules a country thousands of km away. Britain is weak. It cannot afford to feed its population due to its greed at the top. Stay in your box britain. Invade a country that you could actually beat in a war. Faroe Islands perhaps.
Is that the same Tobias that was bigging up the Taliban in Afghanistan? The west will not act when civilians are being butchered in Gaza but a little bit of oil gets blocked and they start bombing straight away. The west are a disgrace.
They care about shipping, nut not innocent civilians being slaughtered with US / UK backing. It says it all.
Uk is jumping in the war is a very bad idea
There’s no way uk can win
This is stupidity
War monger 😢….he should send his own kids also
Oh so the UN is of interest to the government when it involves killing brown people but when it comes to abuse of British human rights the UN should be ignored…..I find this too convenient in an election year they are already blaming our economy on this
Tobias attitute is shocking "this is what we do". That is why the world hates us. We are nothing but a puppet state to the US. A former world power still trying to stay relevant in the world by latching itself onto the only remaining superpower in the world
Britain reminds me of the weak boy at school standing behind their big brothers shouting insults at people, knowing that they are protected.
War mongering… This is what we are!!!! I'm ashamed
What happened to Tobias Ellwood? I used to think he was a sensible person but the last few years he has lost the plot!
Meanwhile in the USA the incident is not important enough to comment on!
What a surprise – the only two nations, as ever, with the b*lls to do anything is the US and UK. Where is the rest of the Europe? Nowhere to be seen.
Do you remember when the Tories where all for the sovereignty of parliament – thats gone out the window
Labour and torries only show in town both pro big cooperation and blood thirsty!
Stop the war in gaza and stop sending people's children to war to benefit the rich !
Putting fire out or fanning flames?
The Saudis have been at war with this lot for years and have attacked them relentlessly (using British munitions) failing to stop them. What on earth does Sunak think he can do that will make any difference…… Let's not forget how Thatcher avoided a wipe out defeat by going to war with Argentina…. This has all the hall marks of the same plan…. Brits tend not to oust a government war….
typical Tory, always ready to fight to the last drop of someone else's blood
US and UK veto UN security council and then demand other countries follow international law.
Classic.
The case presente by South Africa at The Hague yesterday will decite the future legitimacy of INTERNATIONAL LAW as a concept.
The UK and USA cannot be allowed to continue to pick and choose which international laws they wish to uphold and when.
Either international law applies to all or to none.
Is this throwing the baby out with the bath water?
Is this perfect timjng A conflict is perfect timing for a government. Uk public gets uncertain when there is a conflict.
Yeah. This won’t blow up in our faces at all…. Just stop. Seriously. This is not our war and we don’t support intervention. You’re painting a target on our backs
britain has caused a huge proportion of the worlds current geopolitical issues
No but bypassing Parliament and not making a case to the country, undemocratic is who you are.
Yet the UK is going bankrupt.
At 95% of world population doesn't believe you ,the USA, EU warmongering,narcisstic leaders.
I'm ashamed to be British, why are we getting involved!!! End war not encourage it, clearly international law doesn't apply to US and UK…look at the mess they created in Libya…I'm ashamed politician claiming to be representing us aren't and just care about being US puppet
thank you UK and US ♥ We need your leadership today more than ever.
America 🇺🇸 and England 🏴 is the problems creating in the world 🌎
Uk is involved because they are America’s puppets.
Ellwood talks about Iran and houthis not Abiding by UN resolution council well Israel don’t abide by UN rules.
Israel even bombed UN infrastructures in Gaza don’t see any restrictions or western powers condemning their actions.
What terribly weak questioning.
A hawkish man no doubt.