More RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran, the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer said the military aircraft were being sent "for contingency support across the region".

The UK already has jets in the region as part of its Operation Shader contribution but more military assets, described by Keir Starmer as 'contingency support', are being deployed.

But we are moving assets, we've already been moving assets to the region, including jets, and that is for contingency support across the region,' Keir Starmer says - Anadolu Ajansı