UK considers sending Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus

Defence sources say deployment of HMS Duncan to better protect base on Mediterranean island is under discussionUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesJohn Healey, the defence secretary, is considering sending a Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus to help defend British bases there after several apparently hostile drones targeted RAF Akrotiri on the island.Defence sources said a deployment of HMS Duncan, currently in Portsmouth, was under discussion as a way to better protect the base in Cyprus – though another said it was possible one of two other destroyers might be sent as an alternative. Continue reading...