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“Umm Qasr is a city similar to Southampton,” UK defence minister Geoff Hoon said in the Commons yesterday.

“He’s either never been to Southampton, or he’s never been to Umm Qasr,” says a British squaddie patrolling Umm Qasr.

Another soldier added: “There’s no beer, no prostitutes and people are shooting at us. It’s more like Portsmouth.”