The Government is considering sending HMS Duncan to the Eastern Mediterranean to defend UK’s base in Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, MoD sources have told GB News.
The base has come under attack since the start of the war with Iran, struck by a drone attack on Sunday night mere hours after control of the base was handed to the US for defensive purposes.
The consideration of deployment of the warship marks the first direct action taken by the UK in the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict, following deployment of French and Greek warships to the region.
Type 45 destroyer that is the only piece of equipment in the British arsenal with the ability to shoot down ballistic missiles.
Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour government is on record saying “Britain is not at war”, and that any and all decisions taken would be exclusively in the interest of the British people.
