Following the Defence Secretary’s statement to the House of Commons on UK military deployments to the middle east, James Sunderland receives an assurance that British forces will not become involved in any military action unless it is in direct support of British interests or British nationals.

James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)

I am grateful to the Defence Secretary for confirming that the MOD is currently rightly focused on regional security and containment but, inasmuch as the UK has a responsibility to Israel, we also have a responsibility to the people of Gaza. Can he therefore reassure me that His Majesty’s forces will not become involved in any military action unless it is in direct support of British interests or British nationals?

The Secretary of State for Defence (Grant Shapps)

Yes.

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