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- Prime Minister Andy Burnham agreed to provide air-to-air refuelling for Saudi Arabia fighter jets.
- The RAF will deploy a Voyager KC2/KC3 tanker, one of nine in its refuelling fleet.
- The mission will start within days and is expected to continue for weeks.
- Burnham said the aid protects Red Sea shipping lanes and eases UK cost-of-living.
- He will lobby other nations to provide similar defensive support to Saudi Arabia.