British FM: West is, um, getting closer to a decision on Libya

‘We are now reaching a point of decision, very clearly, on what happens next,’ he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.

‘Clearly a no-fly zone is one of the leading propositions. It isn’t the answer to everything but it has been called for by the Arab League and is something which the international community must now consider.’

Mr Hague made clear that although a UN resolution backing a no-fly zone would be the simplest option, nations could still act under international law without one.