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Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 March 2026

Debate

Strait of Hormuz

Contribution

My noble friend is right about UN Article 51. That has been used for our activities in the region, not just most recently, but against the Houthis, the Iranian proxies in Yemen. To be clear, the use of our bases in Fairford and Diego Garcia that he refers to are about defensive action. We have been very clear about that and that is consistent with our use of Article 51.

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