Yemen strikes: The political fallout

Published: Jan. 13, 2024, 5:42 p.m.

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We look at how Westminster is reacting to the US and UK airstrikes in Yemen.

Laura and Paddy discuss why the UK got involved, Sunak\\u2019s decision not to ask Parliament first, and Labour backing the military action.\\n \\nLaura\\u2019s got Sir Keir Starmer on her BBC One show on Sunday, and the Sunday Times\\u2019 Gabriel Pogrund is currently writing a book about him. Gabriel joins to give Newscasters the inside track on what\\u2019s going on inside the Labour party.

You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere\\n \\nNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O\\u2019Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Hanna Ward. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

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