UK ‘ready to support’ Riyadh, Starmer tells crown prince

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spoken with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the region’s escalating conflict. Starmer noted that additional British fighter jets, helicopters and a destroyer were being sent to the Middle East, Downing Street said in a statement, and pledged that the UK is “ready to support” the defence of Riyadh. The duo also discussed increasing their intelligence sharing, the statement said.