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self—defence. it was limited, not escalator a. self—defence. it was limited, not escalatora. it self—defence. it was limited, not escalator a. it was a necessary and proportionate response to a direct threat to uk vessels and to the uk itself. mr speaker, let me be absolutely clear why the royal navy is in the red sea: they are here as operation prosperity guardian, protecting freedom of navigation as a fundamental tenet of international law. the houthi attack on international shipping puts innocent lives at risk. they held one crew hostage for almost two months. they are causing growing economic disruption. global commerce cannot operate under such conditions. containers and tankers are having to take a 5000 mile detour around the cape of good hope. that pushes up prices and imperils the passage of goods, food, and medicine, that the british people and others rely on. we have attempted to resolve this

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