British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is holding a call with his cabinet about a possible response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants on Red Sea shipping, British media report.
The Times of London newspaper reports that the meeting comes with Britain and the United States preparing to launch military strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthis.
The British government also held a meeting of the national security council earlier on Thursday, the Times adds.
Sunak’s Downing Street office did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters for comment.
Sky News reports that Keir Starmer, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, will be briefed by the government following the virtual cabinet meeting, which was slated to start an hour ago.
Separately, Downing Street says Sunak had spoken to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi earlier on Thursday and the two leaders had discussed the rise in Houthi attacks and its disruptive impact on shipping.
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