The UK could send an aircraft carrier to the Red Sea as the threat from Iran-backed Houthi rebels continues, armed forces minister James Heappey has indicated.He suggested that a British aircraft carrier could be sent to the region to replace the USS Dwight D Eisenhower when it is returned to America.

The UK could send an aircraft carrier to the Red Sea as the threat from Iran-backed Houthi rebels continues, armed forces minister James Heappey has indicated.He suggested that a British aircraft carrier could be sent to the region to replace the USS Dwight D Eisenhower when it is returned to America.