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Hello, I'm Sean Curran, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4.

For Wednesday, the 4th of March, when the Prime Minister said the whole country was worried about the conflict in the Middle East.

We need to act, therefore, with clarity, with purpose and with a cool head.

But the Conservative leader says the government isn't doing enough.

We are in this war whether they like it or not.

What is the Prime Minister waiting for?

Also tonight, MPs demand more is done to counter the threat from

China after the arrests of three men on suspicion of spying. How many times must we all come to this

house to hear a report of further rounds of arrests under counter-terrorism legislation

for this government to take this action.

But first, Sakea Stama has defended the UK's response to the conflict in the Middle East after President Trump criticised him for refusing to allow the US to use British bases for the initial

airstrikes against Iran. At Prime Minister's questions, the Conservative leader Kemi Badenok said the government

needed to do more. Our bases in Cyprus and Bahrain have now been attacked. The US has taken

offensive action to destroy missile launch sites to defend British territory. Why will the Prime

Minister not allow the RAF to do the same?

Kier Stama said the whole country was worried about the potential for escalation in the region

and told MPs the government needed to act with clarity, purpose and a cool head.

The protection of UK nationals is our number one priority. We're taking action to reduce

the threat with planes in the sky in the region, intercepting incoming strikes, deploying more

capability to Cyprus, and allowing US planes to use UK bases to take out Iran's capability to strike.

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