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In the House of Commons, Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home impatiently rejected Opposition charges that the Aden conflict was the government's fault: "The situation in the Middle East does not depend on British good will alone," he said. "There must be some reciprocity. We have seen precious little of this up to now, I must say." Assuming that none would be forthcoming, Britain beefed up its forces in Aden with strategic reserves from Kenya, put the Lancashire Fusiliers on 24-hour alert in England. If still more muscle is needed, warned Sir Alec, "troops will be moved from Germany."