Also on the programme. President Trump Doubles down on his attack against four democratic congresswomen calling them a racist group of troublemakers. Plus, putting a Little Christmas in july. The World Santa Claus Congress is underway and they re gathering in an amusement park, of all places. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in london, Laura Trevelyan is in washington. The uk is in a strategic bind. There are eight british flagged ships in the gulf at present, and the depleted royal navy doesnt have the means to guarantee their safe passage through the straits of hormuz. The British Government could call on american strength in the region, President Trump has proposed a us led military convoy but what signal would that send when the uk has such big differences with washington on the future of the Iranian Nuclear deal . Today the british Prime Minister called a cobra meeting to discuss how best to respond to the iranian capture of the british tanker stena impero. And out of that me
The British Armed Forces go through a massive recruitment crisis, with the Royal Navy suffering a collapse in the flow of new recruits into the service.