{"id":381108,"date":"2026-09-22T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T21:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/andy-burnham-is-giving-military-support-to-saudi-arabia-this-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T22:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T21:00:40","slug":"andy-burnham-is-giving-military-support-to-saudi-arabia-this-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/andy-burnham-is-giving-military-support-to-saudi-arabia-this-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Burnham is giving military support to Saudi Arabia. This is Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Cqvz1sHIg90\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Burnham is giving military support to Saudi Arabia. This is Why\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cqvz1sHIg90\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a busy week already for Andy Burnham &#8211; who approved his first military intervention as prime minister just hours before his inaugural meeting with Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>The RAF will now provide Saudi Arabia with &quot;purely defensive&quot; air support against attacks from Yemen&#8217;s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, after Burnham agreed to Riyadh\u2019s request. <\/p>\n<p>The Saudis had earlier been turned down by Trump \u2013 so why is the new PM so happy to help? And is it really due to cost-of-living pressures as he claims?  <\/p>\n<p>Niall Paterson is joined by Dr H A Hellyer, an expert in geopolitics across the Middle East and Europe and a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence. <\/p>\n<p>There is more exclusive content on the situation in the Middle East on the new Sky News Defence Insider app.  <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Defence Insider is a subscription app designed for audiences seeking deeper insight into defence, security and global affairs.  <\/p>\n<p>Download and subscribe here.   <\/p>\n<p>Paid subscription required for full access. UK only. 18+. T&amp;Cs apply. <\/p>\n<p>Have you got a question for Niall? 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