Posted 1/11/2024, 1:02:00 PM
Sunak authorizes limited UK strikes in Yemen, faces criticism on strategy
- Rishi Sunak authorized limited UK military strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen after briefing senior government officials and opposition leaders
- Strikes aimed to defend freedom of navigation and trade flows threatened by Houthi attacks on shipping
-Government faces criticism and calls for clarity on objectives, measures of success, and risks of escalation
- Further uncertainty ahead geopolitically and economically after recent global shocks
- Sunak likely to make parliamentary statement and face scrutiny over military action and wider strategy