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Podcast: The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show
Episode: Britain’s Military Weakness Laid Bare - Day Seven of Iran War
Description: Day seven of the Middle East conflict raises fresh questions about UK readiness at home and abroad. From Dubai, Isabel Oakeshott describes daily life under periodic alerts, assesses Iran’s degraded drone/missile capability, and warns of potential IRGC-linked reprisals — as counter-terror police arrest four suspects over alleged links to Iranian intelligence and surveillance of London’s Jewish community. Back in Westminster, Keir Starmer faces criticism over Britain’s posture, the strained Atlantic relationship, and mixed messaging to allies in the Gulf. Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt sets out how deca...