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Like Blair and Starmer before him, Burnham has found his Middle East war
Joe Gill · Middle East Eye
Published 27 Oct 2026, 10:28 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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Like Blair and Starmer before him, Burnham has found his Middle East war Submitted by Joe Gill on Fri, 10/23/2026 - 15:40 The UK is engaged in a war to protect Saudi oil. Burnham may come to regret this UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on 15 October 2026 in Arlington, Virginia, US (Finn Gomez/Getty Images/AFP) Off Prime Minister Andy Burnham has found his Middle East war. British RAF fighter jets are being sent to Saudi Arabia to defend its cities and critical oil infrastructure from Yemeni Houthi strikes, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting…
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