What happens if the latest round of strikes against the Houthis don’t deter them?
That was the big question as Rishi Sunak made his statement to the Commons on yesterday’s attacks. The Prime Minister stuck to his two key lines from last week, that the strikes were targeted, and that the Houthis’ attacks are no way linked to the war in Gaza – though once again he did update MPs on the latter. He also announced that the government was giving MPs an opportunity for a ‘full debate on our broader approach in the Red Sea tomorrow’. He also listed the other ways in which the US and UK were trying to prevent the attacks from continuing, including ending the illegal flow of arms to Houthi militia, cutting off their financial resources through sanctions, and continuing to help the Yemeni people.
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