point. what did you say to him? i said that the _ point. what did you say to him? i said that the houthi _ point. what did you say to him? i said that the houthi action - point. what did you say to him? i said that the houthi action is - said that the houthi action is unacceptable, it is illegal, it is dangerous, it could well result in a severe loss of life and the sinking of ships and it has to stop, they have considerable influence over the houthis, we know that they supply them with weapons, and they should act and i think it is important to be able to have that conversation and i wanted to make sure it was as clear as it possibly could be. but does the uk _ clear as it possibly could be. but does the uk and us action not risk escalation?— does the uk and us action not risk escalation? no, the escalation has been caused _ escalation? no, the escalation has been caused by — escalation? no, the escalation has been caused by the _ escalation? no, the escalation has been caused by the houthis. - escalation? no, the escalation has been caused by the houthis. since| been caused by the houthis. since the 19th of november, we have had these 26 attacks, there have been more of them, they've been getting worse, and not acting is also a policy, and it is a policy that doesn't work. we've seen the is collation take place, so what we're doing is saying, your actions have a consequence, we've given these warnings, we've very much treated military action as a last resort, the strikes themselves were limited, proportionate, targeted, legal, but they were also necessary. but i think it is also worth standing back from all of this as you did in your