Houthi strikes: Does Britain have an endgame?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The first round of strikes did not deter the Houthis from continuing to attack shipping and the prime minister was pushed in the House of Commons today on what Britain's long-term strategy would be if the Houthis keep up their attacks.
On this episode of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by military analyst Michael Clarke and Sky's international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn to analyse the latest decisions made in the conflict.
Plus, Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates discusses the politics behind the strikes and what the endgame looks like on home soil.
Producer: Alex Edden
Editor: Wendy Parker
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| 0:56.7 | Legacy to find out how. For a second time now, an international coalition has struck at |
| 1:06.1 | Houthi installations and bases in Yemen. Six countries were involved, including Australia, the Netherlands, Bahrain and Canada, |
| 1:13.6 | but only the United Kingdom and the United States actually fired upon targets. |
| 1:18.6 | Now, some had hoped, with hindsight, perhaps in vain, that the first coordinated strike would have been sufficient |
| 1:24.6 | to deter the militia group from continuing its attacks on commercial |
| 1:27.8 | shipping passing through the Red Sea. That clearly did not happen. The Houthis say their attacks |
| 1:33.8 | are directly linked to Israel's pursuit of Hamas. The West disagrees. I'm Neil Patterson, |
| 1:39.9 | and on this edition of the Sky News Daily, we will look in depth at what happened, the likely |
| 1:44.6 | effect it will have on Houthi strikes, and the fears associated with a deepening British |
| 1:49.4 | involvement in military strikes. |
| 1:51.8 | Later, we'll be joined by our deputy political editor Sam Coates, but let's begin with our |
| 1:56.1 | international affairs editor, Dominic Wighorn, and our military analyst Michael Clark. |
| 2:01.9 | Michael, to you first, let's just start with the basics. |
| 2:04.7 | What do we know about what happened and our involvement in it? |
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