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Reform UK's Deputy Leader Richard Tice says the UK's Royal Navy is "no longer fit for purpose" after "fifteen years of failed investment". Mr Tice adds that the Gulf state are "very disappointed in the role the UK has played" in the conflict ahead of Sir Keir Starmer's visit to the region on Wednesday. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00The Prime Minister has humiliated the United Kingdom on the international stage.
00:04I can tell you that the Gulf States, frankly, are very disappointed in the role that the UK has played.
00:14And what we've seen is, and we've learnt lessons through this process.
00:20Tragically, we're learning that basically our Royal Navy is no longer fit for purpose
00:27after 15 years of failed investment, firstly under the Tories and now under Labour.
00:34And after just a couple of weeks at sea, HMS Dragon has got water problems and maintenance problems.
00:39I mean, let's hope the Prime Minister's plane gets there in one go,
00:44or maybe it'll have to drop in for a bit of maintenance. I mean, the whole thing is ridiculous.
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