Missile Strikes and Political Moves: Analyzing the Middle East Crisis and UK’s Conservative Leadership Battle

Following the missile attack

Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 07:37, UK

Sky News' assistant political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard deliver a daily briefing on political events, all in less than 20 minutes.

Last night, tensions in the Middle East intensified as Iran launched numerous missiles toward Israel following Israel's invasion of Lebanon. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has denounced Iran's actions and has urged British citizens remaining in Lebanon to evacuate. This raises a question: does this increase in military conflict among Middle Eastern countries signify a lapse in Western diplomatic efforts to avert such crises?

Jack and Sam covered the final day of the Conservative party conference in Birmingham where the four contenders for leadership, Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, and Kemi Badenoch, delivered their speeches.

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