"I was at the Labour party conference and their message to me was striking: they believe we are closer to midnight in that region than we've ever been before."

The British government are anticipating a fullscale conflict in the Middle East as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah reach new highs, says The Sunday Times’ Political Editor Caroline Wheeler.

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