After Greece and the French decided to send a total of three frigates to defend Cyprus, whose only substantial assets are two British bases, the UK will now finally move. Sacre bleu…
The Times reports that John Healey had a meeting this morning to discuss whether to send the destroyer HMS Duncan, one of the only available operational warships, to the eastern Mediterranean. The UK can’t defend Cyprus from ballistic missiles right now – get a move on…
UPDATE: Starmer decides to send the HMS Dragon instead with helicopters armed with anti-drone capabilities.
Bookmark this from Andy Burnham:
2029: “that’s when the next election will be.”
May 2027: “Absolutely not.”
“No election any time soon.”
“All of this speculation on an early election, I can knock that dead.”