Ed Miliband: 'We need to de-escalate this conflict'

Donald Trump has urged the UK and other countries to send warships to the Strait to help reopen it and escort oil tankers. Speaking to Sky News energy secretary, Ed Miliband says the UK is "intensively" looking at what it can do to reopen the shipping route. He adds the government wants to "work with our allies to get the Strait reopened". "There are a range of things that we can do, including autonomous mine hunting equipment. And that's something we're obviously looking at." Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-mandelson-files-starmer-labour-trump-12593360 #iran #middleeast #trump #uknews #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews 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 Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales