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This week MPs voted to launch airstrikes against the so-called Islamic State in Syria. The government won 397…
Syria
McDonnell backs Creasy over deselection
John McDonnell backed Stella Creasy this morning saying there is “no way” she should be deselected as a…
Syria intervention: MPs vote for airstrikes against ISIS
Thursday, 06.51: Final scores were 66 Aye, 152 No, 11 Abstain. The full list of how every Labour…
Ed Miliband opposes airstrikes in Syria
Ed Miliband has confirmed he is opposed to the Government proposal to extend airstrikes against ISIS into Syria.…
“Only a negotiated peace settlement can overcome the Isil threat in Syria” – full text of Corbyn statement
Mr Speaker, The whole House recognises that decisions to send British forces to war are the most serious,…
Syria intervention is not party political – ultimately, it is a matter of judgement
Later today MPs will vote on whether or not Britain should join airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. Instead…
Labour’s Syria tensions remain fraught despite free vote
Jeremy Corbyn has warned that “there is no hiding place” for Labour MPs who vote in favour of…
A free vote was always the best Corbyn could have hoped for
There’s a great Smiths track called ‘I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish’. Actually, I think all Smiths and…
Labour MPs give Corbyn a “lively” reception after Syria position decided
Meetings of the Parliamentary Labour Party are now never unremarkable. This evening’s saw one of the biggest gatherings…
Labour to have free vote on airstrikes in Syria
Labour MPs will not be whipped on how to vote on proposals for airstrikes against ISIS in Syria,…
