The UK will now let the US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s blockade of the waterway. Downing Street said RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia will now be used for US ‘defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships’ following the oil crisis that has hit

Within 24 hours of the party’s candidates being announced, one has already been suspended, while several more are embroiled in scandal.