UK Column News - 4th March 2026

Mike Robinson, Charles Malet and Vanessa Beeley with today's UK Column News. 

 

00:46 Iran: Overview and analysis of last few days

🚨 Total War Strategy Unfolding | Prof. Steven Starr

Lebanese prime minister says Lebanon will ban Hezbollah's military activities | Reuters

Lebanese president says ban on Hezbollah military activity is 'sovereign and final' | The Times of Israel

Lebanese Army withdraws from forward positions along border with Israel -ANHA

U.S. to Relocate Air Defense Systems from South Korea to the M...

China watching as US missile stocks drain over Iran - Asia Times

U.S. Races to Accomplish Iran Mission Before Munitions Run Out - WSJ

Trump open to arming Kurdish separatist groups to serve as ‘boots on ground’ in Iran: Report

13:30 Defensive War: Starmer defends UK’s Iran position

Hansard: Prime Minister statement on Iran (from 3.33pm) and Middle East debate

“This is not Winston Churchill” (video)

Middle East Eye: Cyprus condemns UK after RAF base that launched Gaza spy flights hit by drone

AOAV: Did Britain fly at least 623 spy flights over Gaza? AOAV’s data suggests so

US Military Sites in Britain with Deployment Levels (Declassified UK)

The North Atlantic Treaty, 1949

MOD Update on Operations in the Middle East

MOD: HMS Dragon and Wildcat helicopters to Cyprus

Attorney General’s speech at Great Synagogue, Sydney

IDF on X: Our jets never go on holiday

Declassified UK: UK Quietly Expands Secret Spy Base Near Iran

Vanessa Beeley on the Zionist attack on Iran | Jerm Warfare

UK Column: Military Matters

28:13 Economy: Implications of war on finance

Marine Insurers’ Strike Might Sink the Financial System: https://x.com/gCaptain/status/2028473685309305098

Truth Details | Truth Social

John Konrad X post - https://x.com/johnkonrad/status/2028533903263150172

33:26 Spring Forecast: UK Government put positive spin on fiscal outlook

HM Treasury Press Release: Spring Forecast 2026: The right economic plan for Britain

OBR: Economic and Fiscal Outlook March 2026

National Preparedness Commission: Just In Case

National Security Strategy 2025

Strategic Defence Review 2025

House of Commons Library: Conscription and national service in the UK

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37:04 Imran Khan: Former Prime Minster's ongoing imprisonment in Pakistan

Summary of Supreme Court report on Imran Khan

Imran Khan: Imprisonment (House of Lords, 25 February 2026)

Letter from US Congressmen and women to Marco Rubio

President of Russia: Meeting with Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan (24 February 2022)

ESPNCricInfo: Test Captains speak out in support of Imran Khan

Jemima Goldsmith appeals to Elon Musk to stop “throttling” her X visibility

44:03 Lebanon: Hezbollah defies government

Lebanese prime minister says Lebanon will ban Hezbollah's military activities | Reuters

Syria deploys thousands of troops to border with Lebanon, officials say | The Times of Israel

48:57 Nukes: Who’s doing what with their weapons

UK Hosts Senior NATO Leaders to discuss Nuclear Deterrence - GOV.UK

Macron says France to allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to allies | AP News

52:25 Hegseth: Increasingly fanatical

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus

56:23 Epstein: Clinton depositions

'Why would Epstein say you like them young?': Nancy Mace rips into Bill Clinton at fiery deposition

Deposition gets heated between Nancy Mace and Hillary Clinton

01:01:48 And Finally: Some like it hot