Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the UK is deploying jets and other assets to the Middle East to protect British and allied interests, while urging calm amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran. She stresses the PM is working with G7 allies to avoid wider conflict.
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00:00We're sending a number of assets to the Middle East, including jets, to protect British interests
00:06and the interests of our allies in the region. But at the same time, we are urging de-escalation.
00:13It's in no one's interest to see the tensions in the Middle East increase further. That has
00:19serious ramifications for the rest of the world, including the global economy. And so the Prime
00:25Minister, who's now at the G7 summit in Canada, is working with our allies to ensure the de-escalation
00:32that we are desperate to see. We have in the past used our assets to defend Israel in a defensive
00:40manoeuvre. It's a very fast-moving situation. And I'm not going to comment on operational
00:48issues. But first and foremost, we are looking to de-escalate this conflict.