The prime minister says the government's "number one priority is protecting our people" as he announced that the UK's first repatriation flight has left the Middle East, during an update on the situation in Iran. Sir Keir Starmer said more than 4,000 British people have now arrived back in the country on commercial flights from the UAE, including vulnerable Brits, with more flights scheduled for today. He further revealed that defensive assets were moved to Cyprus and Qatar throughout January and February to ensure the UK was "in a heightened state of readiness". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/iran-latest-trump-tehran-israel-strikes-us-drone-live-sky-news-13509565 #skynews #iran #israel #usa #middleeast #iranisraelwar #ukpolitics SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Click here to get Electoral Dysfunction podcast for free: https://podfollow.com/electoraldysfunction Politics at Sam and Anne’s podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/politics-at-sam-and-annes Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales