May vows to take action in Syria – but British public backs Corbyn’s stance
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Airwars: The true cost of the coalition’s war against ISIS in Syria
Late last month, September 23rd, marked the third anniversary of the US-led coalition’s war on ISIS in Syria.…
You were celebrating the re-election of Assad with 99 per cent of the vote – Thornberry ambushes Michael Fallon
Emily Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, today confronted Michael Fallon about his meeting with Bashar al-Assad a decade…
McDonnell brands Boris an “embarrassment” over Russia sanctions failure
Labour has stepped up its attack on Boris Johnson’s response to the Syria crisis with John McDonnell describing…
Labour MP warns over “random acts of violence” in Syria
A senior Labour shadow minister had made clear his belief that “random” military attacks by Donald Trump could…
We don’t need collective responsibility on Syria – let Labour’s hawks and doves debate how to deal with Assad
The doves versus the hawks are once again debating in Labour. It is worth considering our recent history…
As we mark the grim anniversary of the Rwanda genocide it is clear we risk failing this generation’s greatest test in Syria
This week marks 23 years since the outbreak of genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. In the space of…
Corbyn condemns Syria bombing but backbencher demands Labour support the US
Jeremy Corbyn today condemned Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Syria as a senior backbencher said the air strikes…
US airstrikes on Syria risk escalating the war still further – Corbyn speaks out on Trump’s overnight blitz
This is the full statement published by Jeremy Corbyn in response to US air strikes on a Syrian…
Alison McGovern: There is nothing inherently progressive about refusing to intervene against murderous dictators
One of the reasons I find it hard to celebrate the new anti-establishment zeitgeist in Western politics is…
