Prime Minister Andy Burnham agreed to provide military defence support to Saudi Arabia, which is locked in a reignited battle with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Burnham said the UK will provide 'defensive air-to-air refuelling (AAR)' support, but it will be for a limited time only.
'We have received a request from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for military support, and on the advice of the defence secretary and the foreign secretary, last night I agreed to that request for defensive air-to-air refuelling,' Burnham told reporters as he travelled to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
