The British government refrained from commenting on the possibility of attacking Ansarullah’s positions in Yemen.
The spokesman of the British Prime Minister’s Office avoided commenting on whether London has any intention to attack Yemen’s Ansarullah positions or not.
A British government official declined to comment on whether London considers itself committed to asking parliament for possible airstrikes on Ansarullah positions in Yemen.
In addition, the spokesperson of the British Prime Minister’s office did not give a clear answer to the questions about whether London has any intention to carry out such attacks or not.
England dodge
According to the British website “Standard”, the official spokesman of the British Prime Minister’s Office, in response to a question about whether Britain can take military action without obtaining permission from Parliament, said: “I will not speculate on what military action will or will not be taken.” “
He then added, referring to what he claims are attacks by Ansarullah forces against commercial ships in the Red Sea: “We have clearly stated and specified that these attacks are illegal and dangerous and are not acceptable. Therefore, we keep all options available to us.”
The British official, whom the Standard Base did not mention by name, claimed that “certain rules” have been set for such scenarios, including through the powers of the prime minister.
British Prime Ministers have previously taken different approaches regarding obtaining permission from the Parliament to carry out airstrikes by the British Army. In 2013, the British Prime Minister took the request to take military action against “Bashar Assad”, the president of Syria, to the parliament, but this request was rejected by the British legislators.
A year later, in 2014, the British House of Lords gave a positive response to the British government’s request to carry out airstrikes against ISIS positions in Iraq. In 2018, the British government attacked places inside Syria without obtaining permission from the parliament.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, while justifying her action to join the airstrikes against the positions of the Syrian government, said that this action by London was “morally and legally” correct.
On Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron told MPs in a session in the British Parliament that Yemeni attacks in the Red Sea are “unacceptable”. He said: “No one wants to see the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East, but it is unacceptable that the freedom of maritime traffic is harmed in this way.”
England’s provocative plan
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Tuesday the deployment of the British Navy’s frigate HMS Richmond to the Red Sea to participate in what he called an “international maritime navigation protection mission” in the region.
He announced in X that “HMS Richmond is on its way to the Red Sea to ensure that the UK has a strong presence in the face of attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis (Yemen’s Ansarullah). Together with the United States, we will continue to lead the global response to the crisis and do what is necessary to protect lives and the global economy.”
At the end of December, Britain sent the Diamond ship of the Royal Navy to the region to join the Lancaster frigate, three minesweepers and a support ship of the British Royal Fleet.
Earlier, the British newspaper The Times reported that the British army is preparing a provocative plan to launch a wave of airstrikes against the positions of Yemeni forces in the Red Sea, which raises the prospect of a significant escalation of tensions in the region.