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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T17:43:15.000Z",
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    "Britain's sky-high energy costs have wiped £30BILLION off UK GDP, report finds",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nThe UK has announced it will send drones, jets and HMS dragon to help with reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war.\n\nDefence minister John Healey confirmed today: \"With our allies, this multinational mission will be defensive, independent and credible.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"Autonomous mine-hunting equipment, Typhoon fighter jets and the warship HMS Dragon will be contributed to the mission as part of £115m of new funding for the operation.\"\n\nThe mission is being backed by new funding for mine-hunting drones and counter-drone systems.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMr Healey continued: \"The UK is playing a leading role to secure the Strait of Hormuz, and we are demonstrating that today with new cutting-edge kit to protect our interests and secure the Strait.\n\n\"These are strong and clear commitments – commitments to strengthen the confidence of commercial shipping and reduce the burden of the conflict on people at home.\"\n\nHMS Dragon is already on her way to the Middle East, with the crew having undergone additional training and preparation to ensure they are equipped to aid in reopening the Strait.\n\nThe Royal Navy will contribute the modular \"Beehive\" system which the Government has said \"can deliver high-speed, autonomous Kraken drone boats allowing the multinational force to sense, track, and identify potential threats and defeat them.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Government have confirmed that the additional measures will become operational when \"conditions allow.\"\n\nRFA Lyme Bay is also undergoing continuous upgrades as by the Royal Navy to add cutting edge uncrewed equipment, which will see it used as a \"mothership\" for autonomous systems, should it be required in the key shipping route.\n\nThe announcement was made at a virtual summit of the over 40 countries involved in the Multinational Military Mission.\n\nThe waterway currently remains effectively shut to commercial traffic, causing major disruption to approximately one-fifth of global oil supplies.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Britain's sky-high energy costs have wiped £30BILLION off UK GDP, report finds\n  * Syrian man accused of raping woman in portaloo told police he 'offered her lift home on his e-bike'\n  * Matt Vickers takes aim at Labour hypocrisy as Keir Starmer faces growing calls from MPs to resign: 'Suddenly grown a backbone!'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nRising energy costs, fractured supply chains and increased expenses for households and businesses across the UK and worldwide have resulted from the ongoing closure of this critical shipping route.\n\nHMS Dragon carries the Sea Viper air defence system, enabling it to make a substantial contribution to protecting commercial vessels and supporting mine-clearance operations after hostilities conclude.\n\nAhead of the meeting, Mr Healy said: \"The UK is leading this multinational, defensive mission because trade, energy, and economic security for working people here at home depend on it.\"\n\nHe added: \"We are turning diplomatic agreement into practical military plans to restore confidence for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"This Government will not stand by when instability drives up costs for British families and businesses.\"\n\nHe concluded: \"We will give people hope for the future by securing Britain and our national interests.\"\n\nIt has been reiterated that the mission remains strictly defensive in character.\n\nIts primary objective being the restoration of confidence for commercial shipping along the Strait once conditions permit.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Britain deploying drones, jets and warships to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid Iran war"
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