US and UK Strike Houthi Targets

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In the hours before this episode was recorded, US and UK forces struck 16 targets in Yemen in response to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. It is the first time prime minister Rishi Sunak has sanctioned military action. He will address the House of Commons on Monday. Some opposition politicians, including the Lib Dems, argue Parliament should already have been recalled.
Funnily enough, the Lib Dems have not been so keen on Parliament being recalled over the fallout from the Post Office scandal. Leader Sir Ed Davey's time as Post Office minister is under ongoing scrutiny. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell discuss how that could continue in a General Election campaign.

• Everywhere is war - Politico
• Middle East crisis: At least five killed after UK-US strikes on Yemen - as Houthis warn it will not go 'unanswered' - Sky News
• Britain to increase Ukraine support to £2.5bn, Rishi Sunak announces - BBC News
• What actually happened in the Post Office Horizon scandal? - ITV News
• The devaluation of shame - Hard Thinking on the Soft Left
• Charlotte Henry on Threads
• Charlotte Henry's newsletter, The Addition
• Emma Burnell on Twitter
• Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left
• House of Comments on Twitter

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