David Cameron: Terrorism in North Africa requires global response

In his latest statement on the Algerian hostage crisis this morning, the Prime Minister built on the interventionist language that James spotted in his Commons address on Friday. Cameron said:

‘This is a global threat and it will require a global response; it will require a response that is about years, even decades, rather than months, and it requires a response that is patient, that is painstaking, that is tough but also intelligent, but above all has an absolutely iron resolve and that is what we deliver over these coming years.’

Meanwhile, when he appeared on the Andrew Marr Show, William Hague avoided ruling out UK military involvement in North Africa. But on Murnaghan, Lord Stirrup argued that 'boots on the ground' could do more harm than good.