How many Labour MPs will rebel over Iraq airstrikes?
The debate over airstrikes in Iraq against ISIL is ongoing this afternoon in the Commons. It’s clear that…
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Ed Miliband’s full Commons statement on Iraq airstrikes
Mr Speaker, I rise to support the government motion concerning military action against ISIL in Iraq. It is…
LabourList readers back airstrikes – but ground troops are out of the question
Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander confirmed on ITV’s Good Morning Britain earlier today that Labour will be supporting…
Ed Miliband has made the right call on Iraq. Now he must make the right call on Syria too
Today Ed Miliband will stand in Parliament, and back the government’s plans for airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq.…
Air strikes in Iraq are a fundamental mistake
Over eleven years ago, MPs filed into the House of Commons to determine whether the UK should invade…
Labour on Iraq and Syria: No Contradiction
With the Cabinet meeting today and Parliament being recalled tomorrow, it looks as if British forces will again…
Recall of Parliament: MPs must redefine the art of the possible
Bismarck said “diplomacy is the art of the possible”. The “possible” exists at the interface between what we…
Miliband says Labour will back airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq (but, not yet, in Syria)
After a a hastily arranged Shadow Cabinet meeting this afternoon in Manchester, Ed Miliband has announced this evening…
Hammond rules out air strikes in Syria, two hours late Cameron contradicts him
Yesterday, Philip Hammond Defence Secretary ruled out air strikes in Syria. At a press conference in Berlin, he…
The USA and UK are about to fall straight into the ISIS trap
Just a few months ago, it was common for many analysts to be dismissive of ISIS because of…
